Wheelchair Access Clearing

What This Service Involves

Wheelchair access depends on an unbroken path, so clearing a single walkway is not enough if a landing, curb cut, or door approach remains blocked. Our crews clear the entire accessible route as a connected system, from parking or drop-off to the building entrance. The wet snow of the Puget Sound lowlands compacts under wheels and refreezes into ruts, so we clear to bare surface and treat the whole run. We pay special attention to curb cuts and level transitions where a rut would stop a wheelchair cold.

Benefits

Maintains a continuous, unbroken accessible route; clears curb cuts and transitions that block wheels; prevents refreeze ruts that trap mobility devices; treats the whole path as one connected system

Our Process

1) Map the full accessible route end to end; 2) Clear each segment so no gap remains; 3) Focus on curb cuts and level transitions; 4) Treat the entire run against refreeze ruts

What Affects the Cost

Total length of the accessible route; number of curb cuts and transitions; connected segments that must all be cleared; refreeze risk along shaded stretches; treatment needed to keep wheels moving

Best Time of Year

Wheelchair access clearing must be maintained all season, with fast response whenever any part of the route becomes impassable.