NEWPORT, RI—The Newport Police Department has instituted a parking ban that will go into effect at 10 p.m.on Saturday and it will last until 8 a.m. Sunday.
The ban affects only the streets listed below.
If your car is left on any street 30 minutes after the ban begins, expect it to be towed.
Residents with no place to park can use the following city lots for free:
- Gateway Center
- Mary Street
- Easton’s Beach
The following streets are designated as tow zones for emergency snow removal work and are included in this parking ban:
- Bellevue Avenue: Kay Street to Bowery Street
- Broadway
- Friendship Street
- Spring Street
- Summer Street
- Thames Street
- Washington Square
- West Marlborough Street
- Van Zandt Avenue, from J.T. Connell Memorial Road east to Malbone Road
The city is also asking residents, property owners and business owners to be mindful of the city ordinance requiring them to remove snow from sidewalks.
City ordinance requires the sidewalks to be cleared within five hours of daylight or after the snow stops falling.
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