The City of Rock Island is declaring a snow emergency effective at 12:00 PM, Monday, January 25, 2020. 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, January 25, 2020, there will be no on-street parking allowed in the downtown business area (15th Street to 23rd Street, 1st Avenue to 5th Avenue) due to snow removal operations. There will be free parking in unreserved spaces in the Parking Ramp (17th Street and 3rd Avenue) and in City Lot C (1st Avenue at 20th Street). Regular snow removal operations will be ongoing until the snow has stopped and been cleared; however, downtown parking will be allowed beginning at 7:00 AM on Tuesday, January 26, 2020.
Questions may be directed to Public Works at 309.732.2200 or pubworksmail@rigov.org.