Eagan snow plowing for Twin Cities driveways and commercial lots on Dakota County’s Minnesota River shore.
01 The parking ordinance
Eagan’s winter parking rule is not waiting on a storm. Odd/even is in effect from November 15 through April 15 whether or not a flake has fallen.
From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., park on the even-numbered side on even dates and the odd-numbered side on odd dates. Both sides are allowed at night. A car on the wrong side can be ticketed or towed — which also blocks the city’s curb-to-curb pass when the snow does come. The live text is on Parking, plowing & winter requirements.
02 How Eagan plows
City plowing typically starts at about 2 inches, often at 4:00 a.m. Main roadways first, then side streets and the cul-de-sacs.
City figure for City streets, plus over 637 cul-de-sacs and about 95 miles of trails. Posted on the snowplowing page.
About 81 miles of boulevard trails and sidewalks are city-cleared after streets, generally one to three days after the snowfall.
State highways 35E, 494, 77, 3, 13, 149, and 55 are not city routes. Commercial lots along those corridors are still private work.
No Eagan station normal on this page. Metro climate: 51.2 inches at MSP (1991–2020, USW00014922), per NOAA and the DNR.
03 What we plow in Eagan
Eagan is a Dakota County suburb south of Saint Paul, on the south bank of the Minnesota River upstream from the Mississippi. Census 2020: 68,855 people, 31.18 square miles of land, density 2,208.3. Wikipedia: elevation 945 feet; 33.46 square miles total including 2.28 of water. The street network is suburban, with those 637-plus cul-de-sacs and commercial and industrial land along I-35E, I-494, and the state highways.
Plow MN clears residential driveways and walkways and commercial lots here. Licensed and insured. Seasonal or per-plow. We do not run the city’s 688 lane miles and we do not run MnDOT. We run the private surface that is still closed after the 4 a.m. arterial pass.
Yes. The odd/even winter parking ordinance runs November 15 through April 15 whether or not snow has fallen. Daytime (6 a.m.–6 p.m.) you park on the even-numbered side on even dates and the odd-numbered side on odd dates. Both sides are allowed at night. Violations can be ticketed or towed. See parking, plowing & winter requirements.
Plowing typically starts at about 2 inches, often at 4:00 a.m. Main roadways go first, then side streets and cul-de-sacs. Trails and sidewalks are generally the day after streets are cleared.
The city reports more than 688 lane miles of City streets, over 637 cul-de-sacs, and about 95 miles of trails. Those cul-de-sacs are why a private driveway at the bulb can still be boxed in after the arterial is open.
MnDOT plows state highways: 35E, 494, 77, 3, 13, 149, and 55. The city takes city streets. We take private driveways, walkways, and commercial lots.
About 81 miles of boulevard trails and sidewalks are city-cleared after streets, generally one to three days after snowfall. That is not your driveway, and it is not a commercial lot along I-35E.
Eagan sits in Dakota County on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the Mississippi confluence. Census 2020: 68,855 people, 31.18 square miles of land, density 2,208.3. Wikipedia lists elevation 945 feet and 2.28 square miles of water.
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