Editor’s Note: This story was published on Saturday, Feb. 3 and updated Tuesday, Feb. 6 with new information from the City of Edmonton.
Edmonton’s second seasonal parking ban of the winter began midnight Saturday, and remains in effect Tuesday morning. The ban is in response to recent snowfall, which saw 5 cm of accumulation on Friday, and even more overnight.
On Monday night into Tuesday morning, 200 graders and over 140 pieces of other equipment, including snowplows and sidewalk sweepers, were out on city streets.
On Tuesday, crews will focus on clearing roads in industrial areas and begin removing large windrows from major arterial and collector roads. The city said that removal work will continue through the week.
As such, the seasonal parking ban remains in effect, even in areas where the street has already been plowed because crews may return.
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The city is asking Edmontonians to move their vehicles out of marked seasonal parking zones. If drivers don’t, they’re at risk of receiving a ticket or having their vehicle towed.
“We know that Edmontonians have places to go, and we rely on their co-operation to keep our city on the move,” Infrastructure Operations director Janet Tecklenborg said.
The parking ban will remain in effect until the city declares it’s over. Crews will be working 24 hours a day until roads are clear.
City streets are said to be very slippery because of the snowfall.
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