Day: February 9, 2016

or Immediate Release: February 8, 2016rnContact: Mike Dunn, 215-686-6210, Mike.Dunn@phila.govrnrn rnrnCITY PLANS DEPLOYMENT AS SNOW RETURNS TO PHILADELPHIArnrnPHILADELPHIA — With the National Weather Service predicting 4-8 inches of snow accumulation over a 24-hour period starting late this evening, city crews will be deployed in advance of the latest winter storm.rnrnThe Streets Department will dispatch a contingent of vehicles to salt and plow streets beginning around midnight. “This may not be on the scale of last month’s blizzard, but we are treating this as a full-scale event,” said Clarena Tolson, Deputy Managing Director for Infrastructure and Transportation. “We want to make sure we’re out there ahead of the storm.”rnrnTolson said the salting and plowing will continue throughout the day Tuesday as the snowfall continues. This deployment will include residential plowing.rnrnHowever, no snow emergency declaration is planned at this point, meaning that the city’s snow emergency routes will operate under normal parking regulations.rnrnBecause of the deployment, all regular trash collection for Tuesday, February 9, is canceled. Those residents are asked to hold their trash until next week.rnrnAll city residents are required to clear a path of three feet in front of their property within six hours of a snow event ending, including curb cuts. Residents should also be aware that shoveling snow into the street is against the law and counterproductive to City plowing efforts.rnrnPOSTED ONrnFebruary 8, 2016rnFROMrnOffice of the Mayor