Somerville Declares Snow Emergency, Parking Ban

SOMERVILLE, MA – The city is declaring a snow emergency, effective at 8 p.m. Friday. Cars will have four hours to move to the even side of the street starting at 8 p.m. (unless signage on your streets says otherwise).

Snow is expected to start overnight, bringing 3-6 inches to eastern Massachusetts. This snow emergency may be in effect longer than usual because two storms are predicted this weekend.

Please note that school parking lots are no longer available for parking during snow emergencies and gates will be locked at midnight Friday. To avoid having your vehicle locked in the lot, ticketed, and towed, be sure to vacate all school lots before midnight.

Other municipal parking lots will remain available for snow emergency parking. For a full list of available city-owned parking lots, visit www.somervillema.gov/snow.

Ticketing and towing will begin at approximately midnight for cars that are not moved to the correct side of the street. Please review posted signage on your street in advance.

Bike lanes and cycle tracks will be plowed; however, they may have snow or ice buildup for the duration of the storm and for the hours immediately afterward. Please use caution when riding a bike and consider using other modes of transportation if you must travel.

There will be no school, recreation, pool, or skating rink activities on Saturday and libraries will be closed. For Sunday openings and activities, check somervillema.gov or call 311.
For more information, please visit www.somervillema.gov/snow or contact 311.