Winter service in Zurich

Wintertime in Zurich means snow, ice and slippery roads. So that city dwellers can be safe on the road, here are a few tips.

Warum ist ein fachgerechter Winterdienst in Zürich überhaupt so wichtig?

Why is a professional winter service in Zurich so important anyway?

Safety

A slick street or slippery sidewalk can lead to accidents (a gritting service can help pedestrians and motorists get back on the road safely).

Traffic flow

Snow and ice on the roads can impede traffic or even bring it to a standstill (appropriate winter maintenance measures can maintain the flow of traffic).

Access to public facilities

Schools, businesses, and public facilities should remain accessible to all during the winter (snow removal ensures that sidewalks and driveways are clear of snow and ice).

Accessibility

In winter, it is important that hospitals, police stations, and other important facilities remain accessible (carry winter maintenance helps ensure that access roads are free of snow and ice).

Preventive measures against snow, ice and slippery conditions

At NW Clean, we offer preventative measures to help prevent snow and ice from occurring in the first place, if possible, or at least from becoming a problem:

• for this purpose, we regularly check and clean gutters and channels (to prevent the swelling of water)
• we pre-treat sidewalks, streets and squares with highly effective road salt (to remove snow and ice from the surface)
• we use environmentally friendly snow and ice melting agents (which is spread in advance on sidewalks, streets or squares)
• we build up a stock of road salt (so that it is actually available in winter)

Active measures in case of heavy snowfall

When snow and ice fall in Zurich's Old Town, Niederdorf, Seefeld, Wiedikon, Aussersihl, the Industrial Quarter, Riesbach as well as Schwamendingen and in all other districts of the city of Zurich as well as their immediate surroundings, there are various active measures. Overall, these can contribute to clearing sidewalks, streets and squares of snow and ice:

• Clearing snow by rapid shovels, snow blowers or snow removal vehicles
• Re-apply road salt to freshly fallen snow
• thawing of critical infrastructure such as roads, rails or paths
• Vehicle deicing
• protect properties or infrastructure from snow drifts
• closing of areas extremely affected by snow and ice

In this context, a professional winter service provider also offers holistic monitoring of sidewalks, roads, squares, as well as private and commercial properties and real estate.