Highway Department

EMERGENCY SNOW REMOVAL PARKING BAN

SNOW REMOVAL AND CLEANING OPERATIONS

Pursuant to Chapter 40, Section 22D of the General Laws Massachusetts, the towing of motor vehicles shall be allowed if said vehicles are parked in violation of snow cleaning regulations, which prohibit parking on those streets designated as Emergency Snow Routes.

In the event of plowable snow, the Town shall activate an Emergency Snow Removal Parking Ban on all Emergency Snow Routes.  Residents can receive an alert on their phone or email when a parking ban is initiated. Parking Ban Alerts here 

EMERGENCY SNOW ROUTES

All snow plowing areas are clearly posted during the winter months with signs displaying the wording, “Emergency Snow Route, Tow Away Zone, No Parking in the Event of Snowfall”.

The following streets shall be designated as snow plowing areas:

Alden Street,

Atlantic Avenue,

Brewster Street,

Center Street,

Commercial Street,

Conant Street (upper & lower),

Cottage Street (upper),

Cudworth Street,

Johnson Street,

Miller Hill Road,

Montello Street (upper & lower),

Nickerson Street (upper & lower),

Pearl Street (upper & lower),

Pleasant Street,

Pricilla Alden,

Prince Street,

Ryder Street,

Standish Street, (upper & lower),

and West Vine Street.

(upper is north of Bradford Street, lower is south of Bradford Street)

The parking ban will remain in effect until cancelled, even if the snow stops.  It often takes public works crews longer to remove the snow from the roadways.  By parking on a snow removal route you are hindering our overall snow removal efforts, you also risk your vehicle being ticketed and towed away at your expense.