Snow Removal

Public streets in the Town of Amherst are maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). This includes road design, entrance permits, street sweeping, pothole patching, sidewalk installation and traffic sign and stoplight maintenance.

• Property owners are responsible for clearing the snow from the sidewalks in front of their property (see Section 14-3 of the Town Code)
• VDOT is responsible for clearing the snow from the public streets in the Town of Amherst.

Please call VDOT’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-367-7623 or file a request for service at https://my.vdot.virginia.gov/ to:
• Report unsafe and hazardous road conditions
• Request work on state-maintained roads such as:
– culvert cleaning
– pothole patching
– water drainage
– guard rail replacement
– bridge work
– signs
– traffic lights
– animal, tree, or trash removal
• Ask any question regarding the public streets in the Town of Amherst