Arlington Declares Snow Emergency Ahead Of Blizzard

ARLINGTON, MA — Arlington is declaring a snow emergency Friday night ahead of a potentially record-setting blizzard this weekend.

The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning from coastal Massachusetts and the Cape to the I-495/I-95 corridor. The latest forecasts call for 18-24 inches of snow to fall overnight Friday until Sunday morning.

Arlington's parking ban will begin at 1 a.m. on Saturday and remain in effect until further notice.

Snow & Ice Reminders

Exercise Caution if You Need to Travel

During a snow event, please exercise caution when traveling and park off-street to help facilitate snow removal operations. After a storm, residents and businesses are reminded to keep public walkways clear in accordance with Town bylaws. Now is a good time to adopt a fire hydrant to keep it clear of snow in the event of an emergency. Catch basins should be cleared year-round to reduce neighborhood flooding.

Important Phone Numbers

Residents are reminded of the following important phone numbers and recommend you print them, or otherwise make them available offline, should you lose power:

- Report downed electrical wires: call 911 and Eversource at 1-800-592-2000.
- Report a power outage to Eversource at 1-800-592-2000 or at eversource.com.
- Report a downed street tree or limb to DPW dispatch at 781-316-3301.

Town Bylaws Regarding Snow & Ice Removal

The bylaws require residents and businesses to remove snow and ice from any sidewalks abutting their property following a storm. Residents should remove snow and ice from abutting paved sidewalks within eight hours between sunrise and sunset after a storm, businesses and owners of any residential property utilized for apartment house or multi-unit condominium use that abuts a paved sidewalk have three hours. Please don’t forget to cut a path to the street if you live on a corner. It is also prohibited to move snow into the roadway. Failure to comply with these bylaws can result in a fine of $25 to $50 per day.

Secure Trash & Recycling at Curb

Trash, recycling, and yard waste containers should be on the curb and secured in a manner to prevent them from going into the roadway and impeding snow removal operations. Bylaws require that waste be placed for collection at the curb no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the evening before scheduled collection. Items buried in snow will not be collected and if left out on the curb after your collection day may be subject to a fine. Storm conditions may require some extra planning on when to bring out your items. Please plan accordingly.

Be Alerted of Snow Emergencies/Parking Bans

When a snow emergency/parking ban it put into place, the Town will send a notification via Arlington Alerts (phone, text, and email), Town Notices (regular email list), and on its social media channels (Facebook and Twitter). If you are not subscribed to these methods you may do so at arlingtonma.gov/connect. This information will also be posted on arlingtonma.gov.

To read more information about the Town’s snow operations and what you can do to make Arlington a safe place for all this winter please visit arlingtonma.gov/snow.