Snow and Ice Control

➡️ Report Issues or Request Services: 

Fairfax City Resolve - the city's 311 online service. 

Snow Command Center: 703-385-2629
Call during storms to report:
- Snow or ice on city streets
- Roadway blockages
- Downed limbs
- Downed or low-hanging wires (reported to Dominion/utility contractors; may take longer)

The city clears streets, select downtown and school-zone sidewalks, municipal parking lots, and park trails. City staff does not clear neighborhood sidewalks. Please shovel sidewalks in front of your home. Lend your neighbor a hand if needed.

Power, Outages
Report power outages to Dominion Energy via app, phone (866-366-4357), or online. 

Non-emergency: 703-385-7980 (Streets Division, business hours)

How Snow Removal Works

The city clears all public streets within city limits, including U.S. and Virginia routes. Plows and chemical spreaders operate 24/7 until all streets are safe. 

City crews pre-treat roads as appropriate, when possible. Plowing begins after three or more inches of accumulation.

Plowing priority:

• Primary routes are cleared first for emergency vehicle access.
• Once snowfall tapers off, crews move to subdivision streets.
• The plowing order rotates each storm so the same neighborhoods aren't always last.

Snow Removal Route Map

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Primary Routes

• Fairfax Boulevard (Routes 29 and 50)
• Chain Bridge Road (Route 123)
• Blenheim Boulevard
• Main Street (Route 236)
• Pickett Road (Route 237)
• Jermantown Road (Route 655)