Snow Emergency With Parking Restrictions Begins In Manassas

MANASSAS, VA — A snow emergency is in effect in the City of Manassas, which means parking restrictions will be in place during the winter storm.

The snow emergency started at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Residents are asked to not park vehicles on snow emergency routes to accommodate plowing.

"By enacting this parking restriction, if you see a sign that says snow emergency route, please don't park there," said new City Manager Steve Burke. "That assists us in removing snow from the arterial and collector roads so that we can better negotiate through the winter weather event."

Snow emergency routes within the City of Manassas are:

• Dumfries Road/Route 234/Hastings Drive
• Clover Hill Road: Godwin Drive - Wellington Road
• Godwin Drive
• Liberia Avenue
• Lake Jackson Drive
• Richmond Avenue
• Fairview Avenue
• Grant Avenue
• Wellington Road
• Ashton Avenue
• Cockrell Road
• Rolling Road
• Nokesville Road/Route 28
• Main Street: Prince William Street - Wellington Road
• Center Street
• Prescott Avenue
• Sudley Road/Route 234
• Signal Hill Road
• Stonewall Road
• Church Street
• Zebedee Street
• Centreville Road
• Mathis Avenue
• Portner Avenue
• Euclid Avenue

The City of Manassas Park has its own snow emergency in effect from 7 a.m. Tuesday to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Snow emergency routes are: Manassas Drive from Baker Street to Golf Court, Denver Drive from Manassas Drive to Rugby Road, Digital Drive from Manassas Drive to West Carondelet Drive, Polk Drive from Old Centreville to Manassas Drive, Carondelet Drive, Matthew Drive, Conner Drive from Euclid Avenue to Route 28 and Euclid Avenue.

The City of Manassas has about 254.5 lane miles to plow, including 86 lane miles of primary routes and the remainder of secondary and residential routes. Snow emergency routes are prioritized first for plowing. The city crews also clear city schools, commuter rail and public parking lots, City Hall, the animal shelter, Boys and Girls Club, the public works facility, and fire, rescue and police facilities.

See the city's interactive snow map for more information on priority routes for plowing. Residents may report snow-related concerns to 703-257-8353.

Property owners bear the responsibility of clearing snow, ice and sleet from their sidewalks. According to the city's requirement, snow storms with six inches or less must be cleared from sidewalks 24 hours after snowfall stops. For storms with more than six inches, sidewalks must be cleared 48 hours after snowfall stops.

Manassas and the rest of the region are under a winter storm warning from the National Weather Service from 1 p.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday. Many areas could see 3 to 6 inches of snow, but 4 to 8 inches are possible in areas south and west of DC.

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