Winter Storms

For Street & Road snow issues please contact the Highway Department Hotline………. 631-499-0999

The Town of Huntington would like to provide our residents and visitors with the best possible service with respect to clearing our streets of snow and ice. Here are a few suggestions you can follow to help us do our job:

• Don’t drive unnecessarily in a storm especially during severe snowstorms and freezing rain.
  If a storm is anticipated, remove vehicles from the roadside shoulders. This allows our snow plows to clear the area the first time through, making return trips unnecessary.

• Do not shovel or blow snow into the road or have your driveway plowed into the road. This can cause a serious traffic hazard and is forbidden by City Code Section 216-4.

• Help reduce the possibility of a broken mailbox post. Plow operators are urged to take precautions to avoid hitting mailbox posts; however, experience has shown that reduced visibility during a storm makes it difficult for a driver to see a post in time to avoid striking it or pushing it over with plowed snow.

• Any installation within the right-of-way, including a mailbox, is placed there at the owner’s risk. Therefore, residents are encouraged to install mailboxes at the maximum usable distance from the edge of the roadway. Posts should also be checked for deterioration to reduce the possibility that the weight of the plowed snow may simply break the post.

• Keep basketball devices at least 10 feet from the edge of pavement and do not park cars in driveways within 10 feet of edge of pavement. Do not allow children to build and occupy “snow forts” and similar creations within 10 feet of the edge of pavement.

• Avoid calling municipal offices during a storm for routine matters. Personnel are extremely busy dealing with storm conditions. It is best to keep the telephone lines clear for emergencies.
  Please keep your front walkways and sidewalks clear in the event emergency personnel need to get to your door. Emergency personnel, mail carriers, school children and pedestrians count on your help keeping their walkway safe.

Winter Storm Preparedness