The City of Rock Island is declaring a snow emergency effective at 4 PM, Monday, February 11, 2019.  Once snow depth has reached 2 inches, parking is not allowed on any marked snow routes until the snow has stopped and has been cleared.  Vehicles parked on marked snow routes can receive a $35 parking ticket and may be towed simultaneously.

To facilitate snow removal the City is requesting that Rock Island residents not park on residential streets until snow removal is completed.

Beginning at 11:00 PM, Monday, February 11, 2019, there will be no on-street parking allowed in the downtown business area (15^th Street to 23^rd Street, 1^st Avenue to 5^th Avenue) due to snow removal operations.  There will be free parking in un-reserved spaces in City Lot C (1^st Avenue at 20^th Street), Lot F (18^th Street at 2^nd Avenue), Lot A (2^nd Avenue west of Bennigan’s), and the Parking Ramp (17^th Street and 3^rd Avenue). Regular snow removal operations will be ongoing until the snow has stopped and been cleared; however, parking will be allowed beginning at 6:00 AM on Tuesday, February 12, 2019.   

Questions may be directed to Public Works at 309.732.2200 or pubworksmail@rigov.org.