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GENERAL INFORMATION FOR SNOW EMERGENCIES
All snow emergencies start with Night Plow Routes at 9:00 P.M. on the day of the declared snow emergency.
Plowing begins on Night Plow Routes at 9:00 P.M. and continues through the night into the morning until the snow is plowed to the curb. Parking is banned on these routes until snow is plowed all the way to the curb. This plowing operation takes 8 to 12 hours to complete depending on the amount of snow. Night Plow Routes are typically the busy streets -- marked with signs that say "NIGHT PLOW ROUTE" -- plus one side of north-south residential streets with signs that say "NIGHT PLOW ROUTE THIS SIDE OF STREET."
PLEASE NOTE: A number of north-south streets located in the north central section of the city which were previously designated as Day Plow Routes have now been designated as Night Plow Routes. More info and map here.
All downtown streets are on the night plow route.
Look for these signs:
Day Plow Routes begin the following morning. There are no signs on Day Plow Routes. Plowing starts after the night routes are plowed, which is typically around 8:00 A.M. Parking is banned on these routes until snow is plowed all the way to the curb. The Day Plow Routes are the east-west residential streets PLUS one side of north-south residential streets -- the side WITHOUT the plowing signs. There are some exceptions to these rules but they are all well marked.
The tagging and towing continues for 96 hours after the snow emergency has begun.
For 24-hour Snow Emergency information call (651) 266-PLOW (7569) for an up-to-date recording of current snow emergency conditions or (651) 266-9700 to talk to Street Maintenance personnel.
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