 Town of Pound Ridge Highway Department
290 Stone Hill Road
Pound Ridge, NY 10576
(914) 764-5690
Fax (914) 764-0163
Richard B. Lyman - Highway Department Administrator
Vinnie Duffield Jr - Foreman - vduffield@townofpoundridge.com
Missing road signs, during the winter months we will be removing street signs throughout the town. The signs will be sanded down repainted and lettered, this generally takes about three days per sign. If the sign is not back up within that time please call us.
The Highway Department:
Maintains and replaces all Town of Pound Ridge owned road signs.
Trims trees and removes dead trees within the Town right of way.
Does drainage work, replaces and cleans catch basins and pipes.
Mows, sweeps and cleans Town roads.
Plows and sands all Town roads.
Blacktops Town roads and fill in pot holes.
Be prepared for winter:
Before it snows, listen to your local weather channel, have all your snow removal equipment ready and handy. Make sure you have adequate food and water on hand in case of loss of electricity. Please do not go out during or immediately after a snowstorm unless it is truly necessary. Crews have many hours of hard work to complete their snow clearing operation. The less traffic on the roads makes our work easier.
Please do not throw or plow snow into the road. Throw or plow the snow to the right of your driveway. Throwing or plowing the snow in the road can create a patch of snow and ice and cause a hazardous condition. Besides, it will only be redeposited back into your driveway when the plow comes back through.
Please do not park you car in the roadway. Under Highway Law and Town Code we can have it removed at owners expense.
Mailbox and Property Damage in the Right of Way:
If a property owner places his or her mailbox in the village's highway right-of-way, the village is not liable for damage to the mailbox if damage is caused by the village's non-negligent snow removal. Op. Atty. Gen. (Inf.) 99-1
Rural mailboxes should not be so placed as to interfere with efficient snow removal; no legal authority to place a mailbox in the rightof-way. 1966, Op.Atty.Gen. (Inf) 54
There is no legal authority to place a mailbox in the right of way, so that rural mailboxes should not be placed as to interfere with the efficient snow removal. 1966, OP,Atty.Gen. (Inf).54. Also under New York state Vehicle & Traffic Law section 1219.
The Town of Pound Ridge does not replace or put up mailboxes.
Town of Pound Ridge Winter Maintenance Plan
Statement of Purpose:
It is the purpose of this plan to establish a written policy for the application of traction materials and anti-icing/de-icing chemicals to the roads of Pound Ridge before, during and after winter storm events.
Goal
It is the goal of this plan to provide for maximum efficient use of traction and anti-icing/de-icing materials through timely and carefully controlled applications in order to provide for the safe passage of the road users while respecting the environment in general and our fresh water resources in particular.
Plan
All of the roads in Pound Ridge are to be divided into three classes of usage. The criterion for these classes is based upon levels of traffic and unique topographical features that dictate variations in the need for material applications.
Class A: These are the main State and County roads that clearly handle all the through traffic in Pound Ridge. They are:
1) Route 104-(Long Ridge Road) from intersection of Pine Brook Road to the Connecticut border.
2) Route 124-(Salem Road and Westchester Ave.) from the "T" intersection in South Salem through Scott's Corners to the Connecticut border.
3) Route 137- (Stone Hill Road and High Ridge Road) from Route 121 in Bedford to the Connecticut border.
4) Route 172 - (Pound Ridge Road) from the intersection of Old Corner Road to Route 137 at the Pound Ridge Nurseries.
Class B: These roads are "through roads" that either intersects with Class A roads or that have unique topographical features such as many steep hills, sharp narrow cures, etc. or higher amounts of traffic that Class C Roads. They are:
1) Barnegat Road 2) South Bedford Road
3) Cross Pond Road 4) Deerfield Road
5) Donbrook Road 6) East Woods Road
7) Fancher Road 8) Hackgreen Road
9) Highview Road 10) Honey Hollow Road
11) Horseshoe Hill Road 12) Hoyt Road
13) Kitchawan Road 14) Lower Shad Road
15) Lower Trinity Pass 16) Maclean Drive
17) Old Mill River Road 18) Old Stone Hill Road
19) Puddin Hill Road 20) Upper Shad Road
21) Upper Trinity Pass 22) West Lane
Class C: These roads make up the bulk of Pound Ridge's roads. They are typically low density/low traffic areas lacking, for the most part, in unique topographical features.
These are:
1) Adams Lane 2) Apple Tree Lane
3) Austin Hill Road 4) Autumn Ridge Road
5) Bayberry Way 6) Beech Hill Lane
7) Benger Road 8) Blacksmith Lane
9) Bob Hill Road 10) Boutonville Road
11) Brook Farm Circle 12) Brook Farm East
13) Buck Hill Lane 14) Calf Pasture Lane
15) Cedar Hill Lane 16) Clearwater Lane
17) Colonel Sheldon Lane 18) Conant Valley Road
19) Cradle Rock Road 20) Cradle Rock East
21) Dann Farm Road 22) David's Lane
23) Dingee Road 24) Doe View Lane
25) Ebenezer Lane 26) Fox Hill Road
29) Great Hill Farms Road 30) High Cliff Terrace
31) Horseshoe Hill West 32) Indian Hill Road
33) Kendall Road 34) Kinnicut Road
35) Kinnicut Road East 36) Knapp Road
37) Landt Lane 38) Laurel Road
39) London Road 40) Lon's Lane
41) Major Lockwood Lane 42) Major Talmadge Lane
43) Nancy's Lane 44) Bouton Spur 1 & 2
45) Old Church Lane 46) Old Logging Road
46) Old Pound Road 48) Park View Place
49) Park View Drive North 50) Park View Drive South
51) Patterson Road 52) Pete's Lane
53) Pettit Lane 54) Pheasant Road
55) Pheasant Road West 56) Pine Drive
57) Pine Brook Road 58) Robinhood Road
59) Rolling Meadows Lane 60) Saddle Ridge Road
61) Sarles Road
63) Scofield Road 64) Shad Road West
65) Sherwood Road 66) Siscowit Road
67) Spring House Road 68) Spy Rock Road
69) Tatomuck Road 70) Tatomuck Road Circle
71) Threshing Rock Road 72) Twin Fawn Lane
73) Twin Lakes Road 74) Waring Road
75) Waterbury Way 76) West Road
77) White Birch Road 78) White Birch South
79) Winterbotton Lane
Levels of Service-Defined
High:
A high level of service is defined as being a time period of from 0 to 3.0 hours following the end of precipitation until a bare road surface is achieved.
Medium:
A medium level of service is defined as being the time period from 3.1 to 8.0 hours following the end of precipitation until a bare road surface is achieved.
Low:
A low level of service is defined as being the time period from 8.1 hours following the end of precipitation until a bare road surface is achieved
Levels of service for each road class follow a storm event:
Class A: HIGH
Class B: MEDIUM
Class C: LOW
Application amounts/specs to achieve the Levels of Service following a storm event:
High:
Immediately prior to or at the onset of precipitation, pre-treat the entire road at the rate of 600#s sodium chloride/mile.
During the storm, plow and spot treat as needed with sand/salt mix on hills, corners and intersection.
Following the storm, post-treat entire road with 600#s sodium chloride/mile.
Medium:
Immediately prior to or on the onset of precipitation, pre-treat the entire road with 300#s of sodium chloride/mile.
During the storm, plow and spot treat as needed on hills, corners and intersections with sand/salt mix.
Following the storm, post treat entire road with sodium chloride at 300#s/mile or with sand/salt mix as conditions may dictate.
Low:
Immediately prior to or on the onset of precipitation, pre-treat the entire road with 200#s/mile of sodium chloride/mile.
During the storm, plow and spot treat as needed on hills, corners and intersections with sand/salt mix.
Following the storm, post treat with sodium chloride at 200#s/mile or with sand /salt mix as conditions may dictate.
It is understood that storm conditions and road conditions will vary widely, and that the above referenced amounts can be modified (either increased or decreased) by the driver discretion as conditions and weather warrant. The goal, as previously stated, is to control material usage without compromising public safety.
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