01/24/2026
City of Washington is declaring a Traffic Emergency effective immediately as of Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 9am.
REMOVAL OF PARKED VEHICLES. All vehicles parked on emergency snow routes must be removed within two (2) hours after declaration of a traffic emergency has been given. All stranded or abandoned vehicles impeding snow removal operations or causing traffic congestion may be removed or caused to be removed by law enforcement to the nearest garage or other place of safety and the vehicle may not be recovered until the towing and storage charges are paid by the owner of the vehicle.
14-705 EMERGENCY SNOW ROUTES; ESTABLISHMENT; SIGNS. Upon announcement that the Emergency Snow Ordinance is “in effect”, the streets listed in this section shall be designated and marked with “Emergency Snow Route” signs. These signs shall be posted on the right hand side of the driving lane at intervals not to exceed four (4) blocks. The emergency snow routes are as follows:
(a) C Street from First Street to Fourth Street
(b) D Street from the north city limits to the north line of Hoerman’s Addition
(c) F Street from the north city limits to Seventh Street
(d) Second Street from Crest Street to the east city limits
(e) Third Street from Lamar Street to the east city limits
(f) All of Lamar Street
(g) Sunset Lane from Lamar Street to Crest Street.
