Arlington Roads Dangerous, Steer Clear: Police

ARLINGTON, MA — It's winter in New England and as with every snow storm that hits the region police are recommending folks avoid getting in your car and driving anywhere for now as the plows attempt to do their thing amid the near white out conditions of what many meteorologists are calling historic.

Overall it's still relatively quiet in Arlington, according to police. There haven't been many accidents out there; a car slid into a parked car on Summer Street, and there was a report of a disabled car on Cedar Avenue but by and large, according to police. And they'd like to keep it that way.

"We still recommend drivers stay off the roads and let the crews around the street do what they need to do so we can get back to normal," said Capt. Richard Flynn of the Arlington Police Department who noted the roads are slippery.

Arlington is slated to get the worst of the snow until about 4 p.m. and then the winds are expected to kick into higher gear.

This morning early there was a water main break on Oak Hill Road making that area a bit dangerous in the wee hours in that area, but that was nothing compared to the blizzard conditions later in the morning:

Snow started just around 7 a.m. and the roads were relatively OK until about 11:30 a.m. when the snow started coming down much stronger.

After noon the parking ban went into effect so police have been dealing with parking complaints and making sure the cars are off the roadway.

As of 2 p.m. no outtages were reported. But stay tuned.

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