Crews begin road treatment due to wintry weather

Posted 01-19-25.

Public Works Department crews will be applying salt to priority 1 and 2 routes this afternoon in Sevierville. Temperatures are expected to drop as low as ten degrees this evening, which may result in icy and slick road conditions. Crews will be on standby overnight and treat City roads as needed. Overnight travel is discouraged and should be avoided.

Roadway treatment schedule.
Roadways are treated according to a predetermined priority schedule based upon several factors.
1. Amount of Traffic.
2. Roads with State or national significance.
3. Roads that provide access to essential services.

Based upon these factors, priority roads in the City are:
State Route 66 (Winfield Dunn Parkway)
State Route 71 (US Highway 441, Parkway, and Forks of the River Parkway)
State Route 448 (North Parkway)
State Route 35 (US Highway 411/441, Main Street/Dolly Parton Parkway/Chapman Highway)
State Route 449 (Veterans Boulevard)
State Route 416 (Pittman Center Road/Old Newport Highway)
State Route 139 (Douglas Dam Road)
State Route 338 (Douglas Dam Road/Boyd’s Creek Highway)
Collier Drive
Park Road
Middle Creek Road (the section nearest the hospital)
Robert Henderson Road and Catlett Road (access to the Public Works Department)
Gary Wade Boulevard
Bruce Street
Prince Street (Fire Hall section).
Who clears sidewalks?
Citizens are encouraged to clear sidewalks in front of their homes or businesses, but please do not push snow into the street. The City generally does not clear sidewalks, so that we can concentrate limited resources on roadways.
Who is responsible for clearing driveway aprons?
Property owners or residents are responsible for clearing their driveway entrance/exit. Please remember, we will continue to plow snow until the street is clear or safe for motorists. We realize that this can be frustrating to the resident; however, we simply do not have the resources to clear thousands of driveway aprons.

For additional snow fighting plan information, please visit https://seviervilletn.org/.../214-snow-fighting-plan.html.