Posted at 5:27 p.m.
“As always,
we're preparing for the worst, and hoping for the best. Our city has
rallied together time and time again this winter to successfully beat
back potentially harmful road conditions caused by the snow. We’re
asking once again that we work together to ensure that after the storm,
families across the city are able to get to where they need to go
safely.” – Mayor Bill Finch
Bridgeport, Conn. (March 4, 2015) – Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch declared a Snow Emergency starting at midnight.
“As always, we're preparing for the worst, and hoping for
the best. Our city has rallied together time and time again this winter
to successfully beat back potentially harmful road conditions caused by
the snow. We’re asking once again that we work together to ensure that
after the storm, families across the city are able to get to where they
need to go safely,” said Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch.
Since Thursday, March 5 is an odd day on the calendar, folks
parking in Bridgeport at midnight and thereafter must move their cars
to the ‘odd-numbered’ side of the street. During a Snow Emergency, there’s no parking on Snow Emergency streets.
“Our crews have been doing a great job plowing in the midst
of a rough winter. But there is still snow built up on many streets due
to the sheer volume of snow that’s hit our city streets. Mayor Finch is
putting the Snow Emergency in place to ensure the new snowfall this
afternoon is cleared, and our plow trucks can effectively navigate our
streets around snow that still exists from previous storms,” said
Bridgeport’s Public Facilities Director Jorge Garcia.
The Bridgeport Emergency
Operations Center (581 Washington Ave., Bridgeport, Conn.) is activated
at this time, and the following locations should be utilized for assisting in the Snow Emergency Declaration/Parking Ban:
- Surface parking lots across the street from the Ballpark at Harbor Yard.
- North End Library, 3455 Madison Ave.
- Veterans Memorial Park (entrance off Madison Ave.).
- Municipal Parking Lot located on the corner of Fairfield Avenue and Jetland Street (adjacent to 2895 Fairfield Ave.).
- Health Department at 752 East Main St.
- Lot adjacent to the former Waltersville School, 95 Gilmore St.
- All City Schools after school hours.
There will be no garbage and recycling pickup on Thursday. The City's Transfer Station will be closed on Thursday.
In order to get word out to Bridgeporters about the Snow
Emergency taking effect at 2:00PM today, we’re utilizing our Reverse 911
system.
Click here to listen to the informational recording about the Snow Emergency from the Office of Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch.
More information can be found at: http://www.bridgeportct.gov/snow.