Erie, PA Snow Plow Routes
An independent model built from OpenStreetMap, not Erie’s own plow routes.
Erie, PA has a road network of 7,915 edges across 3 priority tiers: 1,050 arterial (13%), 1,351 collector (17%), and 5,494 residential (69%). The network spans 1071.6 km of roads requiring service. PlowPath’s CARP solver achieved a best deadhead ratio of 10.3% with a 6-truck fleet, meaning only 10.3% of total travel was wasted repositioning. 12 solver configurations have been analyzed for this city.
Planned routes against nearest-street routing
| Trucks | Nearest street | Planned | Cut |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 313 mi (503 km) | 124 mi (199 km) | 61% |
| 2 | 339 mi (546 km) | 130 mi (209 km) | 62% |
| 3 | 360 mi (579 km) | 128 mi (205 km) | 65% |
| 4 | 407 mi (656 km) | 134 mi (215 km) | 67% |
| 5 | 470 mi (757 km) | 145 mi (234 km) | 69% |
| 6 | 417 mi (671 km) | 85 mi (137 km) | 80% |
Nearest-street routing sends each truck to the closest unplowed street: a baseline, not Erie’s own routes.
How many roads does Erie, PA need to plow?
Erie, PA’s network has 7,915 road edges totaling 1071.6 km of roads requiring service. Roads are classified into 3 priority tiers: 1,050 arterial (13%), 1,351 collector (17%), and 5,494 residential (69%).
What is the optimal plow route for Erie, PA?
PlowPath’s CARP solver achieved a 10.3% deadhead ratio — the lowest wasted travel across 12 configurations tested. A lower deadhead ratio means less fuel, salt, and time spent repositioning between service passes.
How many snow plows does Erie, PA need?
That is Erie, PA’s call: it depends on how soon the town wants every street clear, and on the trucks and drivers it has. This page models Erie, PA with fleets of 1 to 6 trucks from one depot, using an assumed truck rather than the town’s own. Adding trucks mostly shortens the shift, while total blade-up changes far less; each run gives its modelled hours. The sensitivity analysis shows how fleet size moves them.