PLOWING AND SANDING
While the yearly 200 - 300 inches of snow is an
asset to recreation in our county, the maintaining of
the roads in rural areas proves to be a tremendous
challenge and responsibility for the Houghton County
Road Commission.
The highest priority road maintenance
activity in Houghton County is plowing and sanding
during the winter months and only after a winter season
has ended, can a realistic summer work program be
implemented.
Road plowing and sanding priorities
are generally performed in descending order of the legal
system of roads, being county
primary roads first, with county local access roads
after that.
High traffic counts and school bus
routes generally are emphasized also.
For anyone interested in the details
of Houghton County’s winter maintenance policy and
individual route schedules, please contact the Houghton
County Road Commission office in Ripley.
WINTER PARKING
For obvious reasons, there have been parking
restrictions formulated jointly by the Michigan State
Police, Michigan Department of Transportation, and the
Houghton County Road Commission which states:
There shall be no parking on either
the roadway or shoulder of any highway
or county road outside of incorporated cities and
villages between the hours of 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. (local
time) from November 1 of any year through April 15 of
the succeeding year.
The Houghton County Board of Road
Commissioners welcomes you to our winter wonderland and
urges everyone to drive with care when enjoying our
county road system.
