City Of New London Announces Winter Parking Ban

Information via City of New London

NEW LONDON, CT — Due to the forecast for a significant snowfall beginning Sunday morning and continuing until Sunday evening, residents and visitors are reminded that the City of New London’s Winter Parking Restrictions will be in effect.

ALSO A DOWNTOWN PARKING BAN WILL BE PUT INTO EFFECT at Midnight on Saturday. Parking will not be allowed on any streets in the downtown district or in the municipal surface parking lot. Vehicles will be towed to permit the clearing of streets and parking lots. Vehicles are invited to park in the Water Street Parking garage free of charge until Tuesday, February 9th. We hope to lift the downtown parking ban by Sunday evening depending on the duration of the storm and if residents cooperate by moving vehicles so PW can clear the snow.

Citywide winter parking restrictions include the following:

• No Parking on NARROW STREETS.

• Where parking is permitted ON ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE STREET, FOLLOW POSTED REGULATIONS.

• Where parking is permitted ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET, PARK ON THE “EVEN” SIDE OF THE STREET ONLY.

• New London Police will be strictly enforcing these restrictions for safety purposes. New London Public Works, Fire and Police experience great difficulties and challenges responding to requests for services, clearing the roadways and responding to emergencies with vehicles improperly parking each year on the following streets; Michael Rd, Anthony Rd, Boulder Drive, Buchanan Rd, Rogers St, Connecticut Ave, Belden St, Ledyard St, Mountain Ave, Cape Ann Court, Eastern Ave at the top of the hill, Terrace Ave and Bragaw St. The New London Police will be vigilant and will be issuing tickets and towing improperly parked vehicles during each snow event.

Residents are advised that during the last snow event, earlier in the week, New London Police encountered many vehicles in violation of the city's winter parking rules. Police issued more than 150 snow related parking tickets and they towed more than 50 vehicles which impeded snow removal operations. Cooperation is needed from all vehicle owners so that snow can be efficiently removed and roadways can be opened for emergency vehicles to respond to calls for service. Residents and visitors are asked to be patient while city public works employees work diligently to clear our streets.