Snow Removal Continues Tonight at the East End

Portland, Maine - Tonight, City of Portland Public Services crews will continue their clean-up following last weekend’s blizzard with snow removal focused largely at the East End. As a result several streets have been posted with emergency no parking signs. These are streets that are impassible for emergency vehicles and as a result, parking on one side has been restricted. Following tonight’s snow removal, the city will only require sporadic and limited emergency no parking postings.

The following is a list of streets posted for emergency no parking (Odd and even reflect the house numbers on the street):

Adams Street from Sheridan Street to Waterville Street (ODD): active

Anderson Street from Oxford Street to Cumberland Avenue (EVEN): active

Atlantic Street from Congress Street to Fore Street (ODD): active

Beckett Street from Congress Street to Moody Street (ODD): active

Eastern Prom Congress Street to Fore Street (ODD): active

Emerson Street from Congress Street to Melbourne Street (ODD): active

Cleaves Street from Cumberland Avenue to Oxford Street (EVEN): active

Cumberland Avenue from Washington Avenue to Merrill Street (ODD): active

Cumberland Avenue from Franklin Street to Washington Avenue (EVEN): active

Federal Street from India Street to Mountfort Street (EVEN): active

Forest Avenue from Woodfords Street to Revere Street (INBOUND): active

Fox Street from Greenleaf Street to Washington Ave. (EVEN) active

Hammond Street from Fox street to Gould Street (EVEN): active

Hancock Street from Fore Street to Federal Street (EVEN): active

Kellogg Street from Congress Street to Adams Street (ODD): active

Layfayette Street from Quebec Street to Congress Street (ODD): active

Melbourne Street from North St. to Eastern Prom (ODD): active

Mellen St. Congress Street to Sherman Street (ODD): active

Merrill Street from Congress Street to Melbourne Street (ODD): active

Moody Street from Munjoy Street to E. Prom (ODD): active

Montreal Street from North Street to E. Prom (ODD): active

Monument Street from Ponce Street to Munjoy Street (ODD): active

Morning Street from Congress Street to Turner Street (ODD): active

Morning Street from Congress Street to Fore Street (OOD): active

Munjoy Street from Congress Street to Fore Street (ODD): active

Mountfort Street from Congress Street to Fore Street (ODD): active

Mayo Street from Oxford Street to Cumberland Avenue (EVEN): active

Newbury Street from Hancock Street to Montford Street (ODD): active

Newbury Street form Hampshire Street to India Street (ODD): active

North Street from E. Prom to Congress Street (ODD): active

O’Brien Street from Fore Street to Wilson Street (ODD): active

Oxford Street from Washington to Boyd Street (EVEN): active

Ponce Street (ODD): active

Quebec Street from North Street to E. Prom (ODD): active

Sherbrook Street from Waterville to St. Lawrence (ODD): active

Sheridan Street from Congress Street to Walnut Street (ODD): active

Sheridan Street from Congress Street to Monument Street (ODD): active

Smith Street from Congress Street to East Lancaster Street (EVEN): active

Somerset Street from Elm Street to Chestnut Street: active

Somerset Street from Elm Street to a point 150’ East: active

St. Lawrence Street from Congress Street to Fore Street (ODD): active

Turner Street from E. Prom to Merrill Street (ODD): active

Vesper Street from Fore Street to Congress Street (ODD): active

Waterville Street from Monument Street to Fore Street (ODD): active

Wilson Street from Atlantic Street to E. Prom (ODD): active

Portland Declares Yellow Zone Parking Ban 10PM Tonight

Portland, Maine - A yellow zone parking ban for the City of Portland has been declared beginning at 10:00 PM tonight, February 11th, and ending at 6:00 AM tomorrow morning, February 12th. Last night, city crews were able to clear more than half of the downtown area and are hoping to clear and remove snow from the remaining streets during tonight's ban. The Yellow Zone is an area within the downtown business district that is geographically bounded by:

•   Commercial Street on the South
•   Cumberland Avenue on the North
•   Franklin Street Arterial on the East
•  State Street on the West

The parking ban is in effect within the square area of these four streets. As winter operations are still underway, the city asks residents and visitors to extent possible to park off-street. Keeping the streets open allows for expedient snow removal.

Yellow Zone parking bans provide Public Works the opportunity to remove snow from the streets and sidewalks in this area improving traffic flow and commerce within the business district. Vehicles left on the street during a ban will be towed at the owner’s expense (tow fee - $70, impound fee - $35, ticket cost - $30 and all outstanding tickets must be paid. Vehicles not claimed within 24 hours will be charged $25 storage fee per day). Owners of towed vehicles should call the city’s Parking Division at 874-8443 during normal business hours for tow lot locations (outside of regular business hours, call the Police Department at