Traffic Snow Emergency Declared

Published on January 23, 2026

The City of Belton has enacted a Traffic Snow Emergency from 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, due to winter weather conditions. Under the ordinance (Article XIII Section: 13-741), the following acts are prohibited:

1) The parking of any motor vehicle upon an emergency snow route within the City.

2) The operation of a motor vehicle upon an emergency snow route so as to impede the free movement of traffic upon said roadway, or impede the removal or treatment of snow, sleet or ice upon the roadway, if the drive wheels of said vehicle are not mounted with snow tires, chains or radials, with the exception of vehicles with dual drive wheels.

Find out about snow routes in the City.