City of Monroe declares Snow Emergency

The City of Monroe has declared a Snow Emergency.

The declaration began at 4 p.m. Thursday. The National Weather Service declared a Winter Storm Warning for Livingston, Macomb, Washtenaw, St. Clair, Lenawee, Monroe, Oakland and Wayne Counties that began at 3 p.m. Thursday and remained in effect until 3 a.m. Friday due to the forecasted 4-to-8 inches of snow, and up to a glaze of ice accumulation expected near the Ohio border.

When a city Snow Emergency is declared, residents are asked not to park on the major routes (listed below), relocating their vehicles to other neighboring streets until these major streets have been cleared. This allows the Department of Public Services to provide more efficient plowing services.

Those not in compliance may be subject to ticketing or towing.

“The Snow Emergency will end once it stops snowing and the snow emergency routes are cleared from curb to curb,” the city said in a press release. “Notification will be sent via the City’s website, social media accounts, smartphone app, and MCANS (the Monroe County Alert Notification System) when the Snow Emergency has been lifted.”

Snow Emergency Routes

• Conant Avenue – Full Length

• W. Eighth Street – Roessler to Monroe

• Elm Avenue – Full Length

• W. Fifth Street – Union to Roessler

• First Street – Full Length

• Front Street – Telegraph to Winchester

• Kentucky Avenue – Third to Plum Creek

• LaPlaisance Road – Full Length

• Macomb Street – Full Length

• Monroe Street – Full Length

• Riverview Avenue – Full Length

• S. Roessler Street – Fifth to Front

• Scott Street – Sixth to Front

• E. Second Street – Monroe to Scott

• W. Seventh Street – Full Length

• Third Street – Full Length

• Union Street – Eight to Fifth

• Washington Street – Full Length

• Winchester Street – Third to Elm

Refuse and recycling containers should not be placed in the roadway during the duration of the Snow Emergency. Additionally, for the safety of all, do not let children play on the mounds of snow near the roadways. It is difficult for snowplow operators to see children.

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For questions about Snow Emergency routes or snow removal, call the Department of Public Service at 734-384-9125.

For more information on the Snow Emergency or to report an issue, please visit the City’s web site: www.monroemi.gov.

This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: City of Monroe declares Snow Emergency