General Information

Due to staffing shortages the Landscape and Grounds department has adapted MSU snow removal operations.  As a result, some pathways, building entrances and stairways will not receive any snow removal service. No snow removal means initial snowfall is not removed, traction control is not applied, and snow/ice buildup is not mitigated.

Signs will be posted at all areas not receiving snow removal services.

Details on specific areas not receiving services and alternate routes can be found on this page.

Service hours are Monday – Friday 5:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.  On weekends and Holidays the Landscape and grounds team provides a one-time response; hours of work are dependent on storm specifics.

These changes maintain the overall intent of standard snow removal program: Snow Removal

Please address any questions to: Snow 

Snow Removal Map 2021 effective November 1, 2021 through April 1, 2022.

Interactive Map of Snow Routes 2021

QR Code that will open Snow Removal Map

The map above and descriptions below describe the routes which will be unmaintained November 1, 2021 through April 1, 2022. The routes in green will be open, all other routes inred will be closed. Routes in blue are defined ADA routes. Roads, crosswalks, and service drives will be open but are not coded on the map. Unmarked doorways/access points follow the emergency egress protocol (see General Description Unmaintained Areas 2021). The QR code above will open a mobile friendly map.

General Description of Maintained Areas across campus

Maintained east-west campus sidewalks east of 11th

Sidewalks on the south side of College Street, north and south sides of Harrison Street, sidewalk between Herrick Hall and Linfield Hall, sidewalk south of Wilson Hall, Centennial Mall, sidewalk from west SUB entry through the Oval to 11th Avenue, sidewalk from west entry Barnard Hall through Oval to Gaines Hall south entry, sidewalk north side of Grant Street. Sidewalk from Bobcat Parking lot 11 to 11th Avenue, north and south sidewalks on Kagy Boulevard. 

Maintained east-west sidewalks west of 11th

Sidewalk/shared use path south side of College Street, sidewalk aligning with walk south side Harrison Street through to 12th Avenue, sidewalk north of Animal BioScience through to 12th Avenue, sidewalk between Haynes and Cheever through to Garfield Street, sidewalks north and south of Howard Hall through to 12th Avenue, sidewalk aligned with Grant Street running south of McCall Hall and Roskie Hall, sidewalk north side of Lincoln Street through to 19th Avenue.

Maintained north-south sidewalks

Sidewalks on east and west sides of 19th Avenue from Lincoln Street to College Street, sidewalk along 12th Avenue through Bobcat Lot 4 to 13th Avenue, sidewalk west side of 11th Avenue from Lincoln Street to College Street, sidewalk east side of 11th Avenue from Kagy Boulevard to College Street, sidewalk from north side Romney Hall to Harrison Street, sidewalk on east and west sides of 7th Avenue through campus and connect with 7th Avenue east side Eagle Lot 16, west side 6th Avenue from Grant Street to Harrison Street.

General Description of Unmaintained Areas 2021

  • North facing stairways on the following buildings - Jabs Hall, Montana Hall, NAH NE stairs, Roberts Hall - will not be maintained
  • All stairways not directly attached to buildings will not be maintained. Stairways include Mall West Entry stairs, Fieldhouse – West and North Plaza (includes North Ticket Office), Rendezvous Dining, Miller Dining west
  • No snow removal in bike parking areas
  • Select pathways unmaintained (see map)

**Emergency egress will be maintained at all entrances as a recovery practice.

Detailed Area Description Index

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Detailed description - Residential

Hannon Hall

  • The sidewalk from the northeast door is unmaintained
  • The diagonal sidewalk on the west side of 7th Avenue is unmaintained from 7th Avenue to the east-west sidewalk south of Wilson is unmaintained

Hapner Hall

  • Maintained

Headwaters Complex (Gallatin, Madison, Jefferson)

  • The walk sidewalk from the south side of Madison to the west door North Hedges/Miller is unmaintained
  • The sidewalks interior to the Headwaters Oval is unmaintained

Hedges Complex

  • The sidewalk exterior to the west door of Miller/South Hedges is unmaintained

Hyalite Hall

  • The sidewalks through Wally Byam Park are unmaintained

Johnstone Center (Culbertson, Mullan, Colter, Pryor)

  • The sidewalk between Langford and Culbertson is unmaintained from Harrison to College Streets is unmaintained
  • The diagonal sidewalk on the southwest corner of 8th Avenue and College Streets Langford Hall is unmaintained
  • The sidewalk from the northwest corner of the building to College is unmaintained
  • The sidewalk from the bike area door is unmaintained
  • The sidewalk from the northeast building wing is unmaintained
  • The sidewalk between Langford and Culbertson is unmaintained from Harrison Street to College Street is unmaintained

Quads

  • Maintained

Roskie Hall

  • Some interior diagonal walks are unmaintained. Use sidewalk north side of Bison Lot 2 or walk on south side of South Hedges

University Student Apartments (formerly Family Graduate Housing)

  • The sidewalks south of the USA offices to the SOB Barn are unmaintained.
  • The sidewalk on the southside of Garfield is unmaintained from the USA offices to 12th Avenue is unmaintained

Yellowstone Hall

  • The sidewalk from the south patio area to the Roskie parking lot is unmaintained
  • The sidewalk from the west end of the southwest building wing is unmaintained

Detailed description – Dining Halls

Miller Dining

  • The sidewalks for west entrances to Miller Dining are unmaintained

Rendezvous

  • The stairway from Harrison Street to Rendezvous is unmaintained
  • The sidewalk on the south side of Rendezvous and the north side of the Chemistry Building is unmaintained

Detailed description – Athletic and Rec Sports Facilities

Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

  • The stairs on the north side of the West Plaza are unmaintained
  • The stairs on the south side of the Fieldhouse are unmaintained
  • The stairs on the north side of the North Plaza are unmaintained
  • The sidewalk on the east side of the service road between the Tennis Center and Fieldhouse is unmaintained.
  • The sidewalk between Bobcat Circle and Wolf lot 14 is unmaintained

Domes, North and South

  • Maintained

Rec Sports Center (north of Lincoln Street)

  • Maintained

Tennis Center

  • Maintained

Detailed description – Parking

  • The sidewalk on the east side of the Parking Garage is unmaintained
  • The sidewalk on the south side of Wolf Lot 7 is unmaintained
  • The sidewalk between Bobcat Circle and Wolf lot 14 is unmaintained

Detailed description – Academic Buildings – West of 11th

Animal BioScience

  • The sidewalk immediately north of the building is unmaintained. Use the sidewalk just to the north

Cheever

  • The sidewalk to the east facing door of Cheever is unmaintained
  • The diagonal sidewalks on the south side of Cheever are unmaintained
  • The diagonal walk on the west side of Howard Hall between Cheever and Howard is unmaintained

Haynes Hall

  • The sidewalks north of Haynes and south of the Plant Growth Center are unmaintained.
  • The sidewalks immediately west of Haynes are unmaintained. Use the sidewalk on the east side of 12th Avenue
  • The sidewalk continuing east from the southeast corner of Haynes is unmaintained. Use the sidewalk immediately north if Cheever

Howard Hall

  • The diagonal walk on the west side of Howard Hall between Cheever and Howard is unmaintained
  • The sidewalk from the center west door is unmaintained
  • The sidewalk to the door on the northeast corner of Howard Hall is unmaintained

McCall Hall

  • Maintained

Plant BioScience

  • The sidewalk from 11th Avenue to the south entrance is unmaintained
  • The north-south sidewalk from the buildings south entrance to the Plant Growth Center is unmaintained
  • Mathery Plaza is unmaintained

Plant Growth Center

  • The north-south sidewalk on the east side of the Plant Growth Center to the south entrance to the Plant BioScience is unmaintained
  • The east-west sidewalk from 11th Street to the east entrance is unmaintained. The diagonal sidewalks are open
  • The sidewalks south of the Plant Growth Center and north of Haynes are unmaintained

Detailed description – Academic Buildings – North of Centennial Mall

American Indian Hall

  • The east-west sidewalks north of the building are unmaintained. Use the east-west sidewalk south of Hannon

Chemistry

  • The north-south sidewalk from the Herrick/Linfield sidewalk to the west entrance of the building is unmaintained
  • The west sidewalk to the southeast building entry is unmaintained
  • The east-west sidewalk north between the building and Rendezvous is unmaintained

Cooley Lab

  • The north extension of Centennial Mall is unmaintained

Danforth Chapel

  • The diagonal sidewalk on the west side of 7th Avenue is unmaintained from 7th Avenue to the east-west sidewalk south of Wilson

Hamilton Hall

  • The north stairway is unmaintained
  • The north-south sidewalk is unmaintained from the north building entrance to the east-west sidewalk south of Wilson Hall

Herrick Hall

  • The sidewalk system southeast of the building is unmaintained. Use the service drive to access from the east (7th Avenue)

Jabs Hall

  • The north stairs are unmaintained
  • The diagonal sidewalk on the southeast corner of the building is unmaintained from the east-west Herrick/Linfield sidewalk to the east building entrance
  • The sidewalk on the west side of Bison Lot 9 is unmaintained
  • Access through the patio area on the southwest corner of the building is unmaintained

Leon Johnson Hall and Annex

  • The north-south sidewalk on the west side of Leon Johnson east of Tietz is unmaintained
  • The east-west sidewalk immediately north of Leon Johnson Hall is unmaintained

Lewis Hall

  • Maintained

Linfield Hall - North and South

  • The sidewalk/ramp to the door on southeast building corner is unmaintained
  • The east-west sidewalk from the southeast door of South Linfield is unmaintained
  • The sidewalk on the southside of the service road south of Linfield is unmaintained from 11th Avenue

Montana Hall

  • The north stairway is unmaintained
  • The curved diagonal sidewalk northeast of Montana Hall is unmaintained
  • The western north-south sidewalk on the southeast corner of the building is unmaintained

Taylor Hall

  • The sidewalk on the southside of the service road north of Taylor Hall is unmaintained from 11th Avenue
  • The diagonal walk on the west side of Taylor Hall from 11th Avenue to the service drive north of the building is unmaintained

Tietz Hall

  • The sidewalk on the southside of the service road north of Taylor Hall is unmaintained from 11th Avenue
  • The north-south sidewalk on the east side of Tietz and west of Leon Johnson is unmaintained

Wilson Hall

  • All walks in the Wilson Courtyard are unmaintained

Detailed description – Academic Buildings – South of Centennial Mall

AJMJ

  • Maintained

Barnard Hall

  • The sidewalk immediately south of the building from Grant Street to the southwest entrance is unmaintained

Cobleigh Hall

  • The two diagonal sidewalks on the west side of the building are unmaintained

Faculty Court

  • Maintained

Gaines Hall

  • The north-south sidewalk from the northeast building entry is unmaintained

Heating Plant

  • The north entrance sidewalk and stairs are closed

Norm Asbjornsen Hall

  • The northeast stairs are unmaintained
  • The sidewalk to the southeastern most door is unmaintained (east entrance to Inspiration Alley)

Reid Hall

  • The sidewalk on the south side of the building between Traphagen and Reid is unmaintained
  • The sidewalk from the east building entry is unmaintained

Renne Library

  • The sidewalk from the west building entry is unmaintained

Roberts Hall

  • The north stairs are unmaintained
  • The sidewalk immediately north of the building is unmaintained. Use new Centennial Mall extension

Romney Hall

  • The east sidewalk adjacent to the building is unmaintained
  • The west sidewalk adjacent to the building is unmaintained

Sherrick Hall

  • The south stairs leading to the patio are unmaintained
  • The east-west sidewalk on the south side of the building is unmaintained from 11th Avenue to the service drive

Strand Union Building

  • The sidewalk on the east side of the east SUB loop entrance is unmaintained

Traphagen Hall

  • The sidewalk on the north side of the building between Traphagen and Reid is unmaintained

Visual Communications/Black Box

  • The southwest stairs to the south patio are unmaintained
  • The loading dock stairs on the northeast corner of the building are unmaintained
  • The east-west sidewalk immediately north of the building is unmaintained

University Health Partners (Swingle)

  • The sidewalk immediately south of the building is unmaintained
  • The sidewalk to the north entrance is unmaintained. Use adjacent sidewalk immediately to the north