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i <br /> - <br /> January 5, 004, 8:45 a.m. <br /> ~I CONTACT Jeff Lankston, Public Works Maintenance Director, 682-4800 <br /> From Publi Information Section, 682-5523 or 682-4800 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> 'I Ice/Snow Emergency Parking Ban Goes Back Into Effect <br /> The City of Eugene has declared an ice/snow emergency, effective at 8:45 a.m. today, <br /> Monday, J nuary 5. The emergency declaration means all vehicles must be removed <br /> immediate) from designated snow emergency routes. <br /> Th city's ice/snow ordinance prohibits parking along streets designated as snow <br /> emergenc routes while asnow/ice emergency is in effect. Typically, emergency routes are <br /> '1 collectors, rterials, and bus routes. The highest-priority routes include Chambers Street, River <br /> Road, the erry Street Bridge and Coburg Road, Franklin Boulevard, Sixth and Seventh <br /> avenues, a d Highway 99 North. Details on other emergency routes can be found on the <br /> <br /> ~ ~ Internet at .ci.eugene.or.us/pw/icesnow. <br /> "Ri ht now we are in full sanding mode," said Public Works Maintenance Director Jeff <br /> ~ Lankston. `In terms of being slippery, the streets are probably the worst they've been this <br /> ~'i winter." <br /> Th ice/snow emergency ordinance gives the City the authority to tow vehicles parked or <br /> stranded a ong emergency routes. By banning parking, the City is able to ensure that <br /> emergenc vehicles, buses, and other essential traffic can move safely around town, and that <br /> parked an stalled vehicles do not hamper snow removal operation. <br /> i <br /> Eu ene declared a snow emergency on January 1, after more than six inches of snow <br /> f were dum ed on the city. That ban was lifted Sunday morning, January 4, but freezing <br /> temperatu s combined with snow and ice led to a decision to reinstitute the emergency parking <br /> ban this m rning. <br /> Th parking ban will remain in effect until the Public Works Department determines that <br /> the emerg ncy conditions have ceased. Listen to local radio and television stations for regular <br /> j updates, o call the Public Works Maintenance Division at 682-4800. <br /> P blic Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 ~ www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />