The city has issued an emergency overnight parking ban for Thames and Spring streets beginning at 8 p.m. Tuesday and running through 8 a.m. Wednesday to support ongoing snow removal efforts.
The targeted ban applies to Thames Street from Poplar Street to Morton Avenue and Spring Street from Morton Avenue to Bull Street/Broadway. Vehicles remaining on these streets 30 minutes after the ban begins may be towed.
Residents impacted by the parking ban are encouraged to use free off-street parking at the Gateway Center, Mary Street and Touro Street parking lots.
“This targeted parking ban only applies to the length of Spring Street and Thames Street and is intended to allow for expedited snow removal on two of the City’s main arteries,” the city said in a press release.
Daytime snow removal will also continue on a citywide basis until streets are cleared.
Cold stretch continues
Tuesday afternoon will be partly sunny with a high near 24. Tonight turns mostly clear with a low around 12 and wind chills as low as 1 below zero.
Wednesday will be sunny with a high near 23, followed by a slight chance of snow after 4 a.m. Thursday. The rest of the week remains cold and mostly sunny, with highs in the low 20s and overnight lows in the single digits.
Another chance of snow arrives Saturday night.
More information about the city’s snow response is available at CityofNewport.com/Snow.
