Windrow Clearing in Oro-Medonte

Windrow clearing removes the ridge of packed snow and ice a road plow leaves across the bottom of your driveway. We come back after the plow passes on Oro-Medonte's Township and County roads, so the end of your drive stays open for your car, the propane truck and an ambulance.

Road plow truck pushing a windrow along a residential street in Oro-Medonte Ontario

Why the End of the Driveway Is the Hardest Part

The road plow pushes wet, packed snow mixed with sand into a bank across your lane. Overnight it sets into a ridge far heavier than fresh snow, and a snowblower that handles the rest of the drive can stall on it.

For an older homeowner, that ridge is the job that ends winter at home. A 75-year-old in Sault Ste. Marie told reporters about a near miss with a truck while chipping at three feet of ice at his driveway's end.

How We Time the Return Pass

Road crews plow primary roads first and secondary roads after, and County roads such as Horseshoe Valley Road and Ridge Road run on the County's own schedule. Your lane can get buried hours after we have cleared it.

We track when the plow reaches the roads on our routes and send a crew back after it passes. Every seasonal contract includes that return pass. On squall days the plow can come by twice, and we come back after the last one.

Mailboxes and the Green Civic Sign

Under the Township's rural mailbox rules, keeping a roadside mailbox in working order is the owner's job. We clear the front of the box so the carrier can reach it, and we dig out the green civic address sign so emergency crews can read your number from the road.

The Township's road maintenance page sets out how its own crews plow and sand Township roads.

What Affects the Price

The width of the lane mouth, a corner lot with two road frontages, and how often the plow passes your road all change the time a return visit takes. Return passes are included in a seasonal snow contract; owners who clear their own drives can book them alone.

If the ridge freezes into ice, a scoop of grit from sanding and ice control keeps the lane mouth safe to pull out of. The rest of the drive is covered under driveway snow plowing.

Windrow Clearing Questions

  • Does the Township clear the ridge its plow leaves?

    Call the Township Roads line at 705-487-2171 for its current practice. Book us if you want the ridge cleared on your schedule.

  • Can I push the windrow back onto the road?

    No. By-law 2008-159 makes placing snow from private property on a road an offence with a $100 set fine, so we stack it on your side.

  • How soon after the road plow do you come back?

    We aim for the same morning on our routes. On squall days the plow can pass more than once, and we return after the last pass.

  • Can I book windrow clearing without a full contract?

    Yes. Owners who clear their own driveway can add windrow clearing as a seasonal service on its own.

Request a Written Quote

We visit, walk the lane with you, stake the edges and send a written quote before the first snow.

Request a Quote

Book Windrow Clearing in Oro-Medonte

Call or send your address and driveway length. We visit, stake the edges and give you a written quote.