Decision Made on Greenwich's Snow Emergency Status

The Greenwich Board of Selectmen has lifted the snow emergency that has been in effect since Saturday afternoon.

The town continues cleanup of the 20 or so inches of snow that fell during the blizzard of 2016. Department of Public Works crews have been working around the clock to keep the town’s 265 miles of roads clear. Road conditions were such that Greenwich schools opened on a regular schedule Monday morning.

Early Monday afternoon, the decision to lift the emergency and its related parking bans was made, according to First Selectman Peter Tesei.

During the nor’easter, there were several accidents reported and one fallen tree reported that temporarily blocked North Street near the North Street School.

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There was one crash in which one of seven passengers aboard a CT Transit bus was injured, according to Greenwich Police spokesman Lt. Kraig Gray.

“The bus slid backwards. It couldn’t get up the hill” of Soundview Drive about 7:50 a.m. Saturday, according to Gray. “As the bus started to slide, the passengers braced themselves for impact. One didn’t brace enough and bounced around a bit.”

The unidentified 36-year-old man from Stamford was taken to Stamford Hospital for treatment of several broken bones, Gray said. The crash also caused a localized power outage when the bus came into contact with a utility pole.

Even though the snow emergency has been lifted, residents are reminded that town ordinance require them to clear sidewalks along their property and that it is illegal to throw snow back into the roadway, according to Gray.

Photo: The CT Transit bus crash Jan. 23, 2016 on Soundview Drive. Credit: Greenwich Fire Department.