Juneau, AK Snow Plow Routes
An independent model built from OpenStreetMap, not Juneau’s own plow routes.
Juneau, AK has a road network of 3,168 edges across 3 priority tiers: 558 arterial (18%), 521 collector (16%), and 2,061 residential (65%). The network spans 663.8 km of roads requiring service. PlowPath’s CARP solver achieved a best deadhead ratio of 30.2% with a 4-truck fleet, meaning only 30.2% of total travel was wasted repositioning. 15 solver configurations have been analyzed for this city.
Planned routes against nearest-street routing
| Trucks | Nearest street | Planned | Cut |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 449 mi (722 km) | 310 mi (500 km) | 31% |
| 2 | 641 mi (1,031 km) | 312 mi (501 km) | 51% |
| 3 | 901 mi (1,450 km) | 282 mi (454 km) | 69% |
| 4 | 1,027 mi (1,653 km) | 194 mi (312 km) | 81% |
| 5 | 1,076 mi (1,731 km) | 223 mi (359 km) | 79% |
| 6 | 1,115 mi (1,795 km) | 312 mi (503 km) | 72% |
Nearest-street routing sends each truck to the closest unplowed street: a baseline, not Juneau’s own routes.
How many roads does Juneau, AK need to plow?
Juneau, AK’s network has 3,168 road edges totaling 663.8 km of roads requiring service. Roads are classified into 3 priority tiers: 558 arterial (18%), 521 collector (16%), and 2,061 residential (65%).
What is the optimal plow route for Juneau, AK?
PlowPath’s CARP solver achieved a 30.2% 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 Juneau, AK need?
That is Juneau, AK’s call: it depends on how soon the town wants every street clear, and on the trucks and drivers it has. This page models Juneau, AK 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.