Snow Emergency Parking Restrictions Lifted In Greenwich

GREENWICH, CT — First Selectman Fred Camillo on Monday afternoon lifted the snow emergency restrictions on street parking within town.

The restrictions had been in place since Sunday morning at 12:01 a.m. in order to allow Greenwich Department of Public Works Highway Department crews to effectively clear and clean streets after the major snowstorm swept through the region.

Residents can now park in designated parking areas in town. However, drivers should be aware that street parking in Greenwich is likely to remain affected by heavy snowfall for the next few days.

DPW crews will continue to work to remove snow that has been plowed from the streets and, for the next few days, there may be parking spots that are inaccessible due to the amount of snow that fell, the town said in an announcement.

Additionally, Camillo has, through the use of his emergency powers, allowed trucks for Greenwich’s waste disposal companies to begin work earlier than typically allowed under town code. This is being done to give these companies more time to collect garbage so that they can make it to the Transfer Station before it closes each day, according to the town.

The traffic volume and flow will be affected by the after-storm conditions and, combined with being on the road at the same time as school buses and morning commuters, the haulers will need the extra time.

Town Hall remained closed on Monday. It will reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

Camillo thanked Greenwich DPW, the Highway Division, Parks & Recreation, Greenwich Police Department, Greenwich Fire Department, Greenwich Emergency Medical Services, the Fleet Department and Emergency Operations Director Joe Laucella for their work in preparing for and responding to the storm.