Town of Alma Highway Department

02/06/2026

Wednesday June 3rd, White Hill Road #1 and #2 will temporarily have limited traffic restrictions due to having the road sealed.

12/05/2026

Roads closed today 5/12/26 (Tuesday)for road work: White Hill #2, Stoney Lonesome, Ball Road to County Road 18.

05/05/2026

Tuesday May 5th-White Hill Road #1 (between White Hill #2 and McKee Road) will be closed for through traffic.

04/05/2026

White Hill Road #1 (between White Hill #2 and McKee Road) will be closed for through traffic today Monday 5/4/26.

21/04/2026

Petrolia Hill Road will be closed tomorrow Wednesday 4/22/26 from 9am to 2pm. Thank you for your patience.

01/04/2026

Allegany County Declares State of Emergency

Effective March 31, 2026, at 9:30 p.m., W. Brooke Harris, Chairman of the Board of Legislators, declared a State of Emergency for Allegany County. This Declaration was made after consultation with and recommendations from Allegany County Sheriff Scott Cicirello, Director of the Office of Emergency Management Scott Golden, and Superintendent of Public Works Tom Windus.

This local State of Emergency was declared because of severe weather occurring in the County of Allegany, including heavy rain causing widespread flooding, hazardous travel, and multiple road closures. These dangerous conditions are expected to continue through the night and the next several days, which have already and may continue to cause widespread damage and threaten public safety.

In addition, the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office is recommending that motorists use extreme caution and only travel if necessary. Sheriff Cicirello further reminds motorsits to:

• Slow down and allow extra travel time,
• Watch for flooded roads, washed out shoulders, and debris,
• Obey all road closure signs and barricades, and
• Turn around and find an alternate route if standing water is encountered.

The Emergency Declaration will remain in effect for thirty days or until rescinded or renewed by a subsequent order.

20/03/2026

25/01/2026

Winter reminder: While snow is falling, the roads will not be bare.

We have crews treating and plowing the roads throughout the winter storm, but with the distance each of our plows cover our aim is to keep the roads as passable as possible. We will continue to work diligently throughout the storm until precipitation stops. Because of the distance our plows must cover it takes several hours for each plow to complete their route and the rate of snowfall is currently around 1-2" per hour. If you haven't seen a plow truck and the roads have snow on them it does not mean the plows haven't been out.

Please avoid any unnecessary travel in the inclement weather as advised by Allegany County in their most recent travel advisory.
Delay travel if possible, but if you must drive during a winter storm be alert for changing road conditions.