The City of Fergus Falls is responsible for maintenance of over 120 miles of roadway, several bridges and several miles of sidewalk / path and drainage ditches.

The Street Department performs maintenance including:

• Snow plowing of public streets and alleys
• Road repair
• Bridge work
• Road striping
• Crosswalk maintenance and striping
• Traffic control
• Sign maintenance
• Storm sewer maintenance

Property Owner Responsibilities

If your property is adjacent to a sidewalk, it is your responsibility to maintain it and keep it safe for pedestrians year-round.

Snow and ice accumulation on a sidewalk is considered a public nuisance and must be removed within 24 hours after a snowfall.

If the sidewalk is considered a public nuisance, the City can order removal of the nuisance material and have the cost of removal assessed to your property.

It is unlawful to remove snow from private or public property and place in the public street.

Winter Maintenance

Maintaining city streets during winter storm conditions is the responsibility of the streets department along with other divisions within the Department of Public Works. The goal of the department is to provide safe roadways with the primary emphasis being major arterial streets, major intersections, bridges and primary streets to the hospital and schools. The snow removal operations begin for the streets when there is an accumulation of 3 inches of snow or more.

A variety of ice and snow control methods are used for maintaining city streets during winter storms events including the use of snow plows, motor graders and sanders. Providing the public with the safest roads possible while using available products and equipment in the most efficient and responsible manner is the goal of the Public Works Department.

Snow Removal Reminders:

• Please remove your cars from the streets within 24 hours. It is best not to park your car on the roadway when there is a snow event.
• Remove your emptied refuse containers as soon as possible.
• Do not park in front of your driveway
• Do not blow the snow from your driveway or sidewalk onto the roadway
• Remove the snow from the sidewalks abutting your property within 24 hours of a snow storm ending.

These reminders will help your neighborhood and the City of Fergus Falls with the snow removal process.

Emergency Snow Removal Routes

Downtown Parking Lots Map

City Street Map

Snowmobile Route Map