New London Enacts Winter Parking Restrictions

Information via City of New London

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

Also, Monday’s garbage collection is cancelled. We will be on the holiday schedule the remainder of the week, Monday collection will be Tuesday.

AS OF THIS PRESS RELEASE IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT A DOWNTOWN PARKING BAN WILL BE PUT INTO EFFECT at Midnight on Sunday. 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 Wednesday, February 3rd 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 asked to be patient while city public works employees work diligently to clear our streets for your convenience and so that our emergency vehicles can respond to citywide emergencies.