Seasonal parking ban ends Monday night

WATCH: Weather specialist Margeaux Morin braves the chilly weather to tell us about the seasonal parking ban and the start of residential blading.

EDMONTON — The City of Edmonton is ending the first seasonal parking ban of 2015 on Monday at 7 p.m. after handing out 764 tickets to owners who did not remove their vehicles from designated routes.

The latest seasonal parking ban began Saturday at 11 p.m.

City crews worked through the weekend on plowing arterial roads and collector bus routes as close to pavement as possible. But the city warns there is still a thin layer of ice on the roads, causing slippery conditions.

“We’re putting down material constantly, sanding behind the trucks, just to keep it in good winter driving condition,” said Bob Dunford, The City of Edmonton’s director of roadway maintenance.

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“But, again, with the cold weather it is extremely slippery so we have to be cautious when driving.”

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Crews are expected to finish working on the priority routes by Monday.

Residential blading will begin Wednesday and run until Tuesday, Jan. 12, excluding the weekend. Dunford says it’s still beneficial to blade residential streets despite the fact it’ll be nearly a week between the latest significant snowfall in Edmonton and the start of residential blading.

“The goal is to maintain a level snow pack of less than five centimetres, so you want to take opportunities to shave it down, keep it down, keep it down.

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“Where you really see the benefit of keeping your level snow pack down is when you do start to get warm weather.”

Dunford is asking Edmontonians to check the residential blading map and remove vehicles from streets where possible during the time blading is scheduled to happen in their neighbourhood.

The city is reminding residents that the day for blading will stay the same throughout the winter.

Snow started falling in the Capital Region Thursday, Jan. 1. Upwards of 20 centimetres of snow fell across the region.

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