Which Charlotte streets get plowed first? Search your address

CHARLOTTE — Which Charlotte streets are a top priority when they need to be plowed? It’s a question Eyewitness News Reporter Joe Bruno wondered so he did a records request. In response to the request, the city produced a document outlining the ranking of more than 7,000 streets.

The Charlotte Department of Transportation rates streets Priority Levels 1-5.

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Priority 1 streets are major thoroughfares and streets near hospitals and police and fire stations. Examples include North Tryon Street, North Graham Street and East 7th Street.

Priority 2 streets are minor thoroughfares that sit along CATS bus routes. Examples include North Davidson Street, West Boulevard and West Tyvola Road.

The major and minor collector streets that connect larger neighborhoods are designated as Priority 3. Examples include Sharon View Road, Mulberry Church Road and High Ridge Road.

And Priority 4 is made up residential collector streets. Those are streets that connect local streets to arterial streets. Examples include Welling Avenue, Sylvania Avenue and Manchester Drive.

Priority 5 is neighborhood streets. These streets are not included in the below database. CDOT Deputy Director Charlie Jones says streets deemed Priority 4 and 5 are rarely cleared by the city of Charlotte because the snow and ice are typically melted by the time CDOT would get to them.

LINK: Search [CTRL=F] your address here to find out what designation the city is giving your street.

CDOT urges people to work from home Friday if possible

The Charlotte Department of Transportation is asking people to work from home on Friday if possible.

CDOT held a news conference Thursday afternoon and said crews will be brining the roads until 7 a.m. Friday.

That’s also when they will start 12-hour shifts to respond to the winter weather.

CDOT expects messy conditions during rush hour on Friday and early Saturday.

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