Good morning everybody! Here is the latest update from Public Works.
Snow has been on-going through the overnight and is not expected to end until around 9AM this morning, Wednesday, January 23. Public Works crews will remain focused on plowing and salting Posted Snow Routes until they are clear before entering residential areas. The area has received approximately six inches of snow, and another one to three inches is expected to fall before the snow ends.
Due to the late arrival and extended timeframe for snow, the current Snow Emergency is being extended through 3PM, today, Wednesday, January 23. Parking on Posted Snow Routes is prohibited when a Snow Emergency is in effect. Vehicles parked on Posted Snow Routes will be ticketed and may be towed. Notification of the extended Snow Emergency will be sent to text, phone and e-mail subscribers at 8:30AM this morning.
As an alternative to on-street parking in the Downtown, residents and visitors to the area may park for free in any one of the City’s three parking ramps through 5PM, Wednesday, January 23.
Due to the volume of snow, on-going snow, and a layer of ice under snow on residential roads, solid waste collection is being cancelled today, Wednesday, January 23. Solid waste collection will be one day late for the remainder of the week; Wednesday’s collection will occur on Thursday, and Friday’s collection will occur on Saturday.
Motorists are reminded to take their time, increase their following distance, and to travel with caution today. Do not expect to drive as you would under normal weather conditions. Walk like a penguin on less traveled surfaces such as sidewalks, driveways and parking lots. These areas are likely to be slick if they have not been cleared. The best time for shoveling driveways and sidewalks will be after lunch and before the late evening when temperatures begin to drop again.
Another update on conditions and response activities will be issued later today.
Be safe everybody. Talk soon.
Jennifer A Nahra
City Hall
226 West Fourth Street
Davenport, IA 52801
563 326-6151
