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December 19, 2008 <br /> CONTACT: Eric Johnson, Eugene Public Works Maintenance, 541-682-4800 <br /> Eric Jones, Public Works Public Affairs Manager, 541-954-2938 <br /> <br /> I <br /> <br /> j From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 682-4800 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Snow/Ice Emergency Parking Ban Resumes in Eugene <br /> The City of Eugene has reinstated an ice/snow emergency route parking ban, effective <br /> immediately. The ban means all vehicles must be removed immediately from designated snow <br /> emergency routes. <br /> The Public Works Department reinstated the parking ban due to snow and ice that has <br /> accumulated since early Thursday evening. Typically, emergency routes are collectors, <br /> arterials, and bus routes. City ordinance gives the City the authority to tow vehicles parked or <br /> stranded along emergency routes. By banning parking, the City is able to ensure that <br /> emergency vehicles, buses, and other essential traffic can move safely around town, and that <br /> parked and stalled vehicles do not hamper snow removal operation. <br /> Public Works lifted he ban Thursday morning after almost four days of round-the-clock <br /> snow removal operations and above=freezing temperatures melted the ice on all but higher- <br /> elevation streets in south Eugene. However, when temperatures dropped below freezing and <br /> snow began to fall Thursday evening, Public Works reopened its emergency command .center <br /> and worked through the night plowing, sanding and applying deicer to priority snow routes. <br /> As of 8 a.m. today, all of Eugene's ice-and-snow equipment is in operation, and priority <br /> one routes -major arterials such as River Road, Chambers Street and Sixth and Seventh <br /> avenues -have been sanded. Crews are making repeat passes with sanding trucks to provide <br /> traction for the morning commute. <br /> The parking ban will remain in effect until further notification. Listen to local radio and <br /> television stations for regular updates. For more information, call 682-4800, or check the <br /> Internet at www.eugene-or.gov/pw. <br /> ..Public, Works: • Administration + City of Eugene • 858.Pearl Street ~ Eugene, OR 974b1 <br /> Phone: (541' 682-6262 FAX: (541) 682-6826 • _vuwuu:ceugene.or.:us <br /> _ <br /> <br />