The City of Annapolis is rolling out a new dashboard that allows residents to monitor winter road maintenance, according to a news release.

Called SnowPaths and maintained by the Office of Emergency Management and the Department of Public Works, it provides “real-time GPS tracking” of winter road maintenance when there is snow or ice.

The service is an interactive map that displays information about what roads were last treated. GPS systems are mounted on snowplows, allowing for real-time updates on which roads have been treated, according to Mitchelle Stephenson, spokesperson for the city. SnowPaths will launch during the next snowstorm, she said.

“As winter weather brings unique challenges, SnowPaths offers our community a new level of awareness and safety by showing which roads have been treated,” Burr Vogel, director of the Department of Public Works, said in a statement Wednesday. “This tool empowers people to plan safer, more efficient travel and helps us work together to keep Annapolis moving, even in challenging weather.”

The tracking devices relay the latest updates on road salting and plowing operations. The system also indicates priority routes for “essential emergency travel, making it safer and easier to navigate Annapolis during winter storms.” Priority routes are roads that are treated more frequently “to allow for essential travel and safer access to critical services,” according to the release.

“SnowPaths is part of our commitment to proactive emergency management,” Kevin Simmons, director of the Office of Emergency Management, said in a statement Wednesday. “By providing real-time road condition updates, we’re giving residents and visitors a valuable resource to make informed decisions and stay safe throughout the winter season.”

SnowPaths can be accessed at annapolis.gov.

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