Snow Emergency Routes To Be Lifted In Falls Church

FALLS CHURCH, VA—The City of Falls Church will lift snow emergency the starting at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20. At that time, snow emergency routes will be lifted, and drivers can again park on these roads.

Snow emergency routes are intended to be open to crews treating roads and first responders. The city was under a snow emergency ahead of Wednesday's snowstorm.

Snow emergency routes are as follows:

• Annandale Road from Hillwood Avenue to Broad Street (Both sides of street)
• Broad Street from Haycock Road to Seven Corners (Both sides of street)
• Columbia Street from Maple Avenue to Tuckahoe Street (Maple Avenue to Washington Street: Both sides of street) (Washington Street to Tuckahoe: North side of street)
• Great Falls Street from West Street to Washington Street (Both sides of street)
• Hillwood Avenue from Washington Street to Seven Corners (Both sides of street)
• Lincoln Avenue from West Street to Yucatan Street (Both sides of street)
• Little Falls Street from Broad Street to Great Falls Street (Both sides of street)
• Maple Avenue from Washington Street to Columbia Street (Annandale to Columbia: both sides of street) (Washington to Annandale: west side of street)
• Park Avenue from West Street to Washington Street (Both sides of street)
• Roosevelt Street from Hillwood Avenue to Roosevelt Boulevard (Both sides of street)
• Washington Street from Graham Road to Westmoreland Street (Both sides of street)
• West Street from Abbott Lane to Great Falls Street (Abbott Lane to Broad Street: northwest side of street) (Broad Street to Lincoln Avenue: Both sides of street) (Lincoln Avenue to Great Falls Street: northwest side of street)

Falls Church is under a winter weather advisory through 7 p.m. Wednesday. The National Weather Service says freezing rain remains the greatest concern through the evening. Freezing rain will shift to rain by 7 p.m.

Property owners are responsible for clearing ice and snow from their sidewalks. The deadline is 12 hours from the last snow fall for residents and six hours for businesses. If snowfall ends overnight, residents have 12 hours after sunrise, and businesses have six hours after sunrise. Fines are possible if snow is not removed.

Resources to know

• The city's website and email alerts provide updates on weather and operating status. City government, the community center, and library will make a closing decision by 6 a.m. on Wednesday. Trash and recycling collections are scheduled to happen.
• Falls Church City Public Schools schedule changes will be posted to fccps.org.
• The National Weather Service's Baltimore-Washington office releases weather advisories, watches and warnings.
• If your power goes out, contact Dominion Energy at 866-366-4357 or at www.dom.com.

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