Sherwood Park, Alta., residential road snow-clearing work begins on Tuesday

A sign announcing snow removal plans for residential roads in Sherwood Park, Alta., in an undated photo.

The plows are coming for some Edmonton-area surburban back streets.

Strathcona County said in a media release on Friday afternoon that crews will start removing snow from residential streets in Sherwood Park on Tuesday just after midnight.

The urban hamlet of 76,000 and much of central Alberta have seen relatively heavy snowfall since the beginning of December. The county said crews typically start clearing snow from residential streets once seven centimetres of compacted snow is measured on roadways.

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Plows will descend first on the Sherwood Park neighbourhoods of Chelsea Heights, Clarkdale Meadows and Lakeland Ridge, followed by others this week and next.

Large, orange ‘no parking’ signs posted on road sides will show the dates for snow clearing.

The county said residents can park on nearby collector roads, which have already been plowed. It said snow clearing from roads in residential areas will take 10 days. A $250 fine is the penalty for parking on residential streets while clearing work is being done.