Snow Emergency Declared In Greenwich

GREENWICH, CT — With a nor'easter barreling its way into the region and high snow totals forecast for Greenwich, the Board of Selectmen has declared a snow emergency for the town.

The emergency, which prohibits on-street parking on designated snow emergency routes, will go into effect at 6 p.m. Friday and continue until further notice, according to an announcement from the Office of the First Selectman.

[Snow emergency streets will be listed at the bottom of this page]

According to the National Weather Service, Winter Storm Kenan could bring possible blizzard-like conditions with at least 6 to 9 inches of snow and wind gusts of 45 mph to Fairfield County.

Brief minor flooding of the more vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline is possible during high tides Saturday and Sunday.

By enacting the snow emergency, the Greenwich Department of Public Works and its contractors will be able to clear town roadways more effectively.

Residents are advised to park their cars in their driveways or in their yards. Residents also may use municipal parking lots.

The town also announced that the Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility will be closed to residents on Saturday, Jan. 29.

By town ordinance, Greenwich property owners are required to be responsible for keeping all sidewalks along their property clear of snow and ice.

Greenwich prohibits plow contractors from pushing snow from driveways or parking lots onto town streets. This practice is dangerous and impedes the town’s snow removal efforts.

If there is no other alternative to pushing snow into the street, the private plow driver must plow off the windrow left across the street by re-plowing until the road is safe.

Restaurant operators also are responsible for cleaning the sidewalk along the front of their respective property. Businesses with handicapped parking stalls in front of their storefronts are responsible for clearing access from the stall to the sidewalks.

The town is requesting residents to also clear nearby fire hydrants while they're out shoveling. Doing so can help save precious time in the event of a fire.

Capt. Mark Zuccerella of the Greenwich Police Department said there will be more personnel working this weekend to respond to the storm. The town's Emergency Operations Center will be open and conducted virtually.

Should residents lose power, the Greenwich Public Safety Complex at 11 Bruce Place will be open as a warming center. Face masks are required inside.

Snow Emergency Streets

Central Greenwich

• Amogerone Crossway
• Arch Street
• Benedict Place
• Bolling Place
• Brookside Drive
• Bruce Park Avenue
• Bruce Place
• Church Street
• Connecticut Avenue
• Davis Avenue
• East Elm Street
• East Putnam Avenue (Maple Ave. to Library) Fawcett Place
• Field Point Road
• Greenwich Avenue
• Grigg Street
• Havemeyer Place
• Hillside Road
• Horseneck Lane
• Hunter Place
• Lafayette Place
• Lake Avenue
• Lawrence Street
• LeGrande Avenue
• Lenox Drive
• Lewis Street
• Lexington Avenue
• Locust Street
• Maher Avenue
• Maple Avenue
• Mason Street
• Milbank Avenue
• Perryridge Road
• Railroad Avenue Ridge Street
• Sherwood Place
• Shore Road
• Sound View Drive Steamboat Road West Elm Street
• West Putnam Avenue William Street

Byram

• Beech Street
• Byram Road
• Cedar Street
• Chestnut Street
• Church Street West Delavan Avenue
• Division Street West Hervey Street
• Kirby Street
• Mead Street
• Mill Street
• North Water Street
• Oak Street
• Pine Street
• Richland Road
• South Water Street
• Spruce Street
• Western Junior Highway
• William Street West

Chickahominy

• Hamilton Avenue
• Old Field Point Road
• Saint Roch Avenue

Pemberwick

• Comly Avenue
• Pemberwick Road
• Moshier Street

Glenville

• Glenville Road/Street from Glenridge Road to Pemberwick Road
• Riversville Road from Glenville Road, north to entrance to Glenville School

Cos Cob

• Bible Street
• East Putnam Avenue (Field Rd. to Diamond Hill) Loughlin Avenue
• Orchard Street
• Relay Place
• River Road
• River Road Extension
• Sinawoy Road
• Strickland Road
• Suburban Avenue
• Valley Road
• RIVERSIDE AND MIANUS
• Hendrie Avenue
• North Sound Beach Avenue
• Valley Road

Old Greenwich

• Arcadia Road
• Lockwood Avenue
• Sound Beach Avenue
• West End Avenue