How does KCRC respond to a winter storm?
KCRC strives to complete winter operations across its network within 36 hours following the end of a snow storm. Our fleet is deployed to cover snowplow routes equating to over 5,300 lane miles of road. Day crews maintain all of the county and state snowplow routes, while evening crews maintain the snowplow routes with the highest volume/speeds – these include all state roads and county roads with the highest volumes/speeds.
Please note that KCRC does NOT plow streets that are under the jurisdiction of the cities and villages of Kent County: i.e., the cities of Grand Rapids, East Grand Rapids, Cedar Springs, Grandville, Kentwood, Lowell, Rockford, Walker, and Wyoming, and the villages of Caledonia, Casnovia, Kent City, Sand Lake and Sparta.
To verify what agency has jurisdiction over a particular road, use KCRC’s Find My Jurisdiction online tool.