Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and Lincoln Transportation and Utilities officials said Thursday afternoon that plow crews continue to clear arterial and residential streets following a nearly 9-inch snowfall Thursday morning.
“When our community experiences a winter storm, our City team takes swift action so that you and your family can move safely through our community,” Mayor Gaylor Baird said.
Crews began treating streets Wednesday afternoon with brine engineered to help facilitate snow removal. During the overnight storm, City crews and private contractors cleared arterial and bus routes for the morning commute.
“Snowplow teams will remain on the streets until the job is done and Lincoln’s streets are plowed,” LTU Director Liz Elliott says. A Snow Emergency was issued for the City of Lincoln at 5:00 Thursday morning. There are two parking bans that began at noon.
- A residential parking ban means that parking is banned only on the odd numbered side of residential streets during odd years. This will assist snowplow crews in clearing neighborhood streets faster and more efficiently. A residential parking ban applies to streets that are not emergency snow routes, arterials or bus routes or included in a snow removal district.
- A snow emergency parking ban means parking is banned on both sides of emergency snow routes, arterial streets, school and bus routes. Maps of these routes are available at //lincoln.ne.gov/snow under the “Parking Bans & Ordinances” tab. Please plan for alternate parking to allow crews room to clear the way safely and efficiently.
“I want to thank our city snowfighters, our private snow removal contractor partners, and the rest of our team at LTU for their hard work last night, today – and every day – to keep streets cleared and safe for you and your family,” Gaylor Baird says. “Our crews will remain on duty around the clock until the work is complete.”
Residents with questions about plowing progress to monitor the snowplow tracker at lincoln.ne.gov/snow.