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Snow Emergency

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the coming winter storm expected to begin sometime Wednesday evening and continuing until Thursday afternoon.

 

Based on current projections of between 5-10” of snowfall the City of Mount Rainier is declaring a snow emergency beginning at 6:00pm Wednesday evening. Residents are advised not to park on established snow emergency routes after 6:00pm tomorrow. Mount Rainier Police will ticket and tow vehicles parked on a snow emergency route once snow, sleet or other mixed precipitation begins to fall. Vehicles will be removed to a safe location off the snow emergency route. If your vehicle is towed, please call police communications at 301-985-6565/6566 for the location of your vehicle.

 

The following streets or portions of street within the city are hereby designated as snow emergency routes:

 

·         34th Street from Rhode Island Avenue to Arundel Road.

·         Chillum Road from Arundel Road to the City boundary at Queens Chapel Road.

·         Rainier Avenue from 34th Street to Upshur Street.

·         Upshur Street from Rainier Avenue to 28th Place.

·         28th Place from Upshur Street to Russell Avenue.

·         Russell Avenue from 28th Place to Arundel Road.

·         Varnum Street from Russell Avenue to Eastern Avenue.

·         Arundel Road from Russell Avenue to 34th Street.

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