As the snow begins to pile up Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and LTU Director Liz Elliott say plow crews continue to clear arterial and residential streets. The storm is expected to dump at least 6 inches of snow in Lincoln.
“During a winter storm, like the one we are experiencing today, our city team takes swift action so that, if you must be on the road, you can move safely through our community,” Mayor Gaylor Baird says.
Crews began treating streets over the weekend with brine engineered to help facilitate snow removal. As the snow intensified, snowplow teams began clearing emergency, school, and bus routes. Elliot says crews will remain on duty clearing streets until the job is done.
“To combat this storm, we are using every tool and resource we have available. More than 90 snow fighters are currently focused on clearing Lincoln’s arterial streets and ensuring they are drivable and safe,” Elliott says.
Elliott reminded residents that the Winter Operations team is better able to respond to resident service requests after a storm has passed and arterial streets and emergency routes have been serviced. She urged residents with questions about plowing progress to monitor the snowplow tracker at lincoln.ne.gov/snow.
A Snow Emergency for the City of Lincoln is in effect and there are two parking bans that are underway.
- A residential parking ban means that parking is banned only on the even numbered side of residential streets during 2024. 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. During the residential parking ban, residents should move their vehicles off of the streets or to the side of the streets with odd-numbered addresses.
- 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.