City Manager Augustus Declares Snow Emergency in Worcester

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
GoLocal Worcester News Team

Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus has declared a snow emergency, effective at 3 PM on Monday. City Hall, Worcester Public Library and Worcester Senior Center, as well as Municipal offices and facilities will be closed to the public on Tuesday. 

In order to keep people off of the roads and allow snow removal, Augustus is urging local businesses to close on Tuesday.

On Monday afternoon, Governor Charlie Baker declared a travel ban that begins at midnight. The WRTA and the MBTA have also suspended operations beginning at midnight.

The Worcester City Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening has been canceled.

The Worcester parking ban is in effect on the city's major roads, bus routes and downtown streets. Unless otherwise posted, parking is limited to the odd-numbered side of the remainder of the streets. The city will begin to enforce the ban in the hours leading up to the storm. Cars will be towed if illegally parked.

“We’re asking residents to help us help you. Illegally-parked vehicles are the biggest obstacle to effective snow removal efforts. The more people who can get their car’s off the streets, the better our storm response will be," said Augustus.

For more information, check Worcester's website: City of Worcester.

Augustus has waived the $5 overnight in the city-owned parking garages to encourage residents to use the garages in order to get vehicles off the streets. The four city-owned garages are Pearl-Elm Municipal Garage, Federal Plaza Municipal Garage, Major Taylor Municipal Garage and Union Station Municipal Garage.