Johnson County residents can track snow plows in these 4 cities. See how
Wondering when your road will be plowed? A few cities in Johnson County have active maps for residents to track when the snowplow last cleared streets near you.
The Kansas City area is in the middle of a major winter storm, with several inches of snow expected and cold temperatures sticking around after the flakes fall. Between 4 and 6 inches of snow is forecast throughout the weekend.
Merriam, Olathe, Overland Park and Shawnee currently have GPS tracking on their snow plows to allow residents to check online. Each map has a key that shows when was the last time one of the city’s trucks cleared the road of snow.
Residents within the city limits of Kansas City can use the city’s online map to see when their roads have been plowed:
Here’s how you can access the maps in Johnson County.
Merriam snow plow map tracker
Residents can enter their address into The city of Merriam’s snow removal map online to see which roads are in the process of being cleared. The colored lines have these meanings:
- Blue: plowed in the last two hours
- Orange: plowed 2-4 hours ago
- Black: plowed 4-6 hours ago
- White: plowed more than 6 hours ago
A disclaimer on the website says the GPS-based system might not provide 100% accuracy.
Olathe snow plow map tracker
Olathe residents can see where snow plows named “Salvador Brrez,” “Big LePlowski,” “Taylor Drift,” and other pop culture references are using the city’s online map. Routes have different colored lines, but the guide does not show the timelines on when the roads were last plowed.
The guide does show sub zones, listing where areas are at in the snow removal process: awaiting progress, in progress, plowed, plowed and treated and treated.
Overland Park snow plow map tracker
Who clears the roads in Overland Park? Snowbob Plowpants.
Residents in the city of Overland Park can look at the snow plow operations map online to see when their roads have last been plowed. You can search for your address to find the most up-to-date information.
Crews in Overland Park clear streets in the following order:
- Priority 1: Thoroughfares. High traffic volume, multi-lane roads, such as Metcalf Avenue, College Boulevard and Antioch Road, which are treated continuously.
- Priority 2: Collectors. Two-lane streets that move traffic to a thoroughfare street are seen to from the start of snow operations until they’re complete.
- Priority 3: Residentials. Residential streets are cleared after snowfall stops and after clearing other priority streets.
Shawnee snow plow map tracker
Shawnee residents can use this online map to track when snow plows treat their roads.
The truck icons show the locations of trucks in Shawnee while they’re on the road. The city says that because of a time delay, they do not reflect each truck’s current position.
The lines on the map read as follows:
- Gold: serviced in the last 12 hours
- Blue: serviced in the last 12-24 hours
- Red: not serviced in the last 24 hours
Snow plows in Shawnee will clear primary streets from edge of pavement to edge of pavement. Residential streets will receive one plow pass in each direction. In instances where snowfall is over 4 inches, plows will clear residential streets from edge of pavement to edge of pavement after its initial plow pass.
This story was originally published January 24, 2026 at 2:38 PM.
