UPDATE: Crews Continue Snow, Ice Cleanup in Novi

About half of the City of Novi's neighborhoods received an initial cleaning by 3 p.m. Monday, according to an update from the city. 

The City of Novi Snow and Ice Removal Team has been on the roads since Saturday night and began work to clear neighborhood roads Monday morning. 

Residents should remove vehicles from roadways to make way for snowplows as crews will work continuously to clear streets by Tuesday morning and throughout the week for additional clean-up, the update said. Since falling temperatures and strong winds may cause refreezing and snowdrifts on roadways and salt will not work effectively in these temperatures, the city cautions that residents likely won't see bare pavement until later this week. 

While clearing streets, plows will create windrows, or snow piles, at the end of driveways. This is not intentional but a result of the heavy snow.

How you can help with snow and ice removal:

• Remove vehicles from streets so plow trucks can operate efficiently and effectively.
• Please keep a safe distance of 50' behind a DPS plow truck.
• It's your responsibility to clear sidewalks abutting your property within 48 hours following the accumulation of 2" of more of snow.
• Do not move snow into the roadway from your driveway.
• Make sure children do not play in snow banks and they keep a safe distance away from snow plows.  
• The area around mailboxes must be clear in order for the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail.