Pittsburgh Public Works gearing up for winter season

City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works gears up for winter season Advertisement Updated: 7:34 PM EST Nov 12, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Carlos Cristian Flores Reporter City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works gears up for winter season Updated: 7:34 PM EST Nov 12, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Carlos Cristian Flores Reporter PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh's Department of Public Works is gearing up for winter with an expanded snowplow fleet, new technology and plans for around-the-clock coverage. “We've been preparing already. The snow equipment's been going on the trucks. They've been training with it on the trucks, plows, without plows. We'll probably start our night loads. We're getting ready to put our shifts on the second week of December so we have coverages throughout the city 24 hours, seven days a week,” Public Works Director John McClory said. Advertisement VIDEO ABOVE: Pittsburgh snow plow drivers training for winter Last year, the department had 104 vehicles available for snow removal. This winter, that number has increased to 125, thanks to retrofitting trucks from the Parks Department with plows and the addition of 15 new plows purchased with $2 million in grant funding from the PNC Foundation. The fleet is also being equipped with new technology, including iPads installed in trucks. The software will help drivers ensure they are covering all streets and provide real-time updates on road conditions. “Now what they can do is look at a map. Just look over at their iPad, shows them the area that they need to take care of, and change the colors. So when they hit it, it's changing color and they know what they hit,” McClory said. As Pittsburgh awaits the first snowfall, McClory said they will be ready. “I think we have a plan. Is it going to be perfect? No, nothing is perfect, but we're going to learn from it,” he said. Make WTAE a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks Anthony Clark, a comedian and actor who starred on 'Yes, Dear,' dies WATCH: Baby bear captured on Ring camera 'ding-dong ditching' home at 2 a.m. Teen who has autism found alive after missing for nearly a week in the Australian woodlands Microsoft confirms Outlook outage affecting users worldwide