Snow & Ice Management Program

Virginia winters can bring inclement weather which results in difficult pedestrian and vehicular travel. In order to best meet the needs of our campus community, priorities and regulations have been established for snow and ice management. Safety is our first priority when allocating resources. With many miles of campus walks and roads, it typically takes our staff several days to address main priorities following a winter storm. Snow and ice management is a program responsibility of the Landscape and Grounds division, but critical support duties are assigned to personnel through nearly all of Facilities Services. If you notice delayed response times and routine tasks not being accomplished, it is because snow and ice management has taken a higher priority.

PLEASE EXERCISE PERSONAL CAUTION WHEN WALKING OR DRIVING IN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS AREAS MAY DEVELOP OR PERSIST EVEN AFTER REMOVAL EFFORTS OR CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF SURFACES. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR GOOD JUDGEMENT.

Note: The Stafford Campus and Dahlgren Campus, are covered under individual programs. Snow and ice management at these locations, as well as Eagle Landing and the UMW Apartments, is accomplished through contracted vendors.

In general the snow and ice management priorities are:

Emergency vehicle access
Main entries to Residence Halls
Access to and from Residence Halls to the University Center (resident dining) via main walks
Main entries to Academic and Administrative buildings
Access to Academic and Administrative buildings via main walks
Faculty/Staff and commuter parking
Residential student parking
Event support

We realize the importance of our students and faculty/staff arriving safely at their destination. UMW faculty/staff and students are encouraged to wear proper footwear for snowy and icy conditions, and to plan on taking extra time and alternate routes to reach destinations. Detailed snow/ice control priorities are attached. Please use these priorities when planning your travel on campus. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation and patience in respect to snow and ice management.

SNOW REMOVAL PRIORITIES DEFINED

Priority I – opened as soon as possible and re-checked periodically during the event

Priority II – opened as soon as Priority I are open and maintainable, may re- close due to additional precipitation or refreezing, will be re-opened

Priority III – opened if possible but only after Priority I & Priority II are opened and maintained, may re-close due to changing conditions

Priority IV – will not be opened until conclusion of the event

Snow & Ice Priorities

SNOW EMERGENCY PARKING REGULATIONS (Section Revised 12/2016)

Snow Emergency parking regulations will be put into place when there is a threat of snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain, or ice. Notification of a Snow Emergency declaration will be by email.

No vehicles are allowed to remain in Snow Emergency Areas after 10 p.m., or as otherwise announced.

Under Snow Emergency Parking declarations the following areas will close at 10:00 PM, or as otherwise announced and remain closed until further notice:

Top level of all parking decks: Alvey Drive and Eagle Landing

Alvey Drive Hill

Outside (right side) parking inbound and outbound Double Drive

Marshall Hill

ACCESS TO THE ALVEY PARKING DECK WILL BE FROM THE SUNKEN ROAD GATE VIA WILLIAM STREET TO SUNKEN ROAD. THE SUNKEN ROAD GATE IS LOCATED ON SUNKEN ROAD BETWEEN GROVE AVENUE AND MADISON STREET.

No vehicles are allowed to remain in Snow Emergency Areas after 10 p.m., or as otherwise announced. No student vehicles are to be parked in any Faculty/Staff parking lots.

“Snow Emergency Areas” include:

Faculty/Staff lots
Commuter parking lots
Pizza Hut parking lot
Double Drive -BOTH sides of inbound and outbound
University Center Lots – no overnight parking is allowed in handicap spaces
Top level of all parking decks (Alvey Drive and Eagle Landing)
All driveways/roadways on campus.

Any vehicle on University property interfering with snow removal operations is subject to towing at any time during the snow emergency declaration at the owner’s expense. This includes any UMW assigned Service/Pool Vehicles and golf-carts for all departments and contractor vehicles that are left unattended/overnight on campus. Vehicles may be moved to the following locations:

Sunken Road lot #13 – located outside the Alvey Drive Parking Deck
Battleground lot #33 – located on Hanover Street

Any vehicle on University property interfering with snow removal operations is subject to towing at any time during the snow emergency declaration at the owner’s expense.

The Faculty/Staff lots, Commuter parking lots, Pizza Hut parking lot, University Center parking lots, and Double Drive -left side of inbound and outbound, will reopen at 7 a.m. the morning following the Snow Emergency declaration unless the University is declared closed or moves to a delayed opening. Under either of these conditions, all Snow Emergency Areas will remain closed to parking until the University officially reopens. The following locations are exceptions, and may remain closed past the opening of the University: Marshall Hill, Alvey Drive Hill and the top level of all parking decks (Alvey Drive and Eagle Landing).

“Snow Emergency Areas” include:

Double Drive – Area 01
Jefferson Square – Area 27
Jefferson lot – Area 26
Marshall Drive – Area 24
Campus Drive
Woodard Campus Center – Area 14
Lee Hall lots – Upper and lower – Area 17 & 18
Anderson Center Drive and Staff parking lot – Area 07,
Alvey Drive
Monroe/Willard (North) lot – Area 15
Monroe Hall lot South – Area 16
Pizza Hut lot – Area 35
Ridderhof-Martin Gallery lot – Area 04
Seacobeck lot – Area 04
University Center lots – Area 03
Simpson lot and Drive – Area 05
GW/Dodd/Westmoreland Hall lot – Area 02
Thornton Street lot Fac/Staff – Area 29 & 29
Jepson Science Center lot – Area 06
Mayre lot – Area 20
Brent – Area 22
Jepson Alumni Executive Center lot – Area 32
Facilities Services lot – Area 34
UMW Parking Deck Level 4 Top Deck – Area 10
Eagle Village Parking Deck Top Deck – Area 09

Any vehicle on University property interfering with snow removal operations will be subject to towing at any time of the day or night at the owner’s expense.

Upon completion of snow removal in Faculty/Staff and Commuter lots, all student lots may be closed at 7 PM. Notification of student lot closings will be by E-mail. During this period students will be allowed to park in designated Faculty/Staff lots until 7 AM. Vehicles remaining in student lots are subject to being ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense.

All designated handicapped parking spaces, except those at Woodard Campus Center and the University Center, are exempt from Snow Emergency Regulations.

WINTER BREAK SNOW REMOVAL POLICY

During the official faculty/staff Winter Holiday snow/ice removal plans and priorities will be modified. Snow removal for vehicular access to buildings for emergency response will commence with snow accumulations of 4″ or more.

Buildings occupied by during this time will be provided with snow and ice melting chemical, abrasives and shovels. Staff and residents will be responsible for their own building access.