GILLETTE, Wyo. — Gillette’s acting city administrator has declared a Level I Snow Emergency effective at noon Saturday. All vehicles must be removed from designated snow emergency routes by this time.
Vehicles not removed from the snow emergency routes may be towed at the owner’s expense. When the snow emergency is over, the City of Gillette will make an announcement on its website and social media accounts as well as through the local media.
The following streets or portions of streets within the city are designated as snow emergency routes:
- 6th Street from Burma Avenue to Gillette Avenue
- 4th Street from 4-J Road to Gurley Avenue
- Gurley Avenue from 12th Street to 4th Street
- 4-J Road from 2nd Street to 8th Street
- Brooks Avenue from 2nd Street to Warlow
- 9th Street from Butler Spaeth to Highway 59
- Foothills Boulevard from Highway 14-16 to Echeta Road
- 7th Street from Highway 59 to 4-J Road
The City of Gillette maintains two levels of weather advisories. In the event of a weather emergency, the city administrator will notify the public via social media, the city’s mass notification system, the city website and the local media of the nature and extent of the emergency.
A Level I Weather Emergency does not restrict travel. However, citizens should expect adverse road conditions, including but not limited to icy roads, reduced visibility and blowing and drifting snow. A Level I Weather Emergency requires the removal of vehicles from all emergency routes in accordance with Section 11-10 of the Gillette City Code. All facilities remain open for business during a Level I Weather Emergency.
