02/24/2022
A snow emergency in the City of Somerville will go into effect at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 24. Beginning at 7:30 p.m., cars will have four hours (until 11:30 p.m.) to move to the ODD-numbered side of the street. Any exceptions will be noted by nearby signs. Residents are free to begin moving their cars to the odd side at any time.
Designated City parking lots are also available for snow emergency parking starting at 7:30 p.m. p.m. For a full list of available City-owned parking lots, visit somervillema.gov/snow. Parking is not allowed in school lots during snow emergencies and gates will be locked. To avoid having your vehicle locked in a school lot, ticketed, and towed, vacate all school lots before 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 24.
If you do use City lots, please note that all cars must be moved within 2 hours of the end of the emergency. Snow emergencies can be lifted at any time, including during work hours, so if you are unable to move your car out of a City lot at potentially short notice, please consider finding alternative parking.
Bike lanes and cycle tracks will be plowed as part of our snow removal and specialized tractors will be deployed for this purpose; however, during and immediately after a storm, bike lanes may have ice and snow buildup. Please help us keep streets and bike lanes clear by not shoveling snow into them. Please also bear with us if you observe plow damage to flex posts used for bike and pedestrian infrastructure. A certain amount of flex post loss is expected during snow removal. Posts will be replaced in the spring.
Closed or Canceled Friday:
○ Somerville Public Library Branches
○ Somerville Recreation programs
○ Kennedy pool
○ Somerville Public School activities
○ Somerville Public School District offices
○ CHA Somerville Vaccination Center
Open Services Friday:
○ Trash and recycling collection is on a one-day delay because of this week’s holiday. There is no additional delay due to weather.
○ City offices
○ Ice skating rinks
For more information, please visit somervillema.gov/snow or contact 311 (617-666-3311).