The official snow and ice plan for the City of Seattle has been activated though the threat of snow in West Seattle itself is coming later than expected, by at least a few hours.

SDOT has been pre-treating roads with an anti-icing solution. As soon as they are needed 18 or more snow plows will be in service clearing roads to prepare for the morning commute.

30 plows are available to clear streets and SDOT said crews will be on 24-hour shifts. These are trucks to be used as snow plows, but they are not dedicated plows. When snow is forecast plows are mounted.

The public is reminded by SDOT that "Residents and businesses are responsible for clearing sidewalks of snow and ice to allow people to walk to buses and to get around. We keep the snow routes driveable for emergency vehicles and buses and will push snow to the side of the road, so you might need to dig your car out if you park on the street of a snow route and to clear the end of your driveway."