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Calgary’s snow route parking ban lifted; nearly 3,000 tickets issued

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WATCH: Global News Calgary's Doug Vaessen talks about the city lifting the snow route parking ban and how another ban could be announced this week – Feb 7, 2018

The City of Calgary lifted the snow route parking ban as of 7 a.m. Wednesday morning.

The city said in a Wednesday release its roads department had completed snow clearing on Calgary’s priority streets.

According to the City of Calgary website, the city tackles snow removal by clearing Priority 1 roads for the first 24 hours. Those are streets that see more than 20,000 vehicles per day.

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Day 2 of the plan starts 24 hours after a snowfall ends.

Many of the snow route streets are considered Priority 2 roads because they are bus routes and roads designated as emergency routes.

During a snow route parking ban, vehicles must be off designated streets for up to 72 hours so crews have a chance to clear the roads.

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Calgary implemented the first snow route parking ban of the year on Monday. By 7 a.m. Wednesday 2,945 tickets had been issued.

With another significant snowfall forecast for the end of the week, the city warned another snow route parking ban may have to be declared.

For more information on Calgary snow routes and parking bans, click here.

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