Storm update in New Haven

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- The City of New Haven released a storm status update on Monday afternoon.

The following is the press release:

(New Haven, CT) By tomorrow morning, 95% of the roads in New Haven will passable. Passable means that enough snow will be cleared as to allow for emergency vehicle passage, usually a one lane path. Once all roads are passable. All streets will be revisited for more extensive removal, and this process has already begun on main arterial roads.

The City of New Haven’s message to residents remains the same: please stay off the roads to allow clean up crews to continue the intensive snow removal process without impediment. Hundreds of abandoned cars—left by residents who thought that roads were passable but ended up getting stuck—were scattered across the City. This has only served to prolong the City’s snow removal efforts.

As of 5pm today, 119 cars were towed from City streets, including both abandoned cars and cars that were parked but blocking safe passage of emergency vehicles. M ain arterial roads and secondary roads have been made passable, the City of New Haven’s top priority today will be clearing out neighborhoods. The effort to clean up neighborhoods will be intensive, including crews to clear streets from snow and day laborers to sho335 Fountain Street

12 unit apartment building

Owned by Pike International 203-777-6922

Super on scene: Shay Gross 203-509-7959

Wood structure with brick veneer

On the right hand side, the brick veneer is pulling away from the roof, likely because of the weight of snow and rain on roof

Building evacuated

Utilities shut off

Bus on the way for evacuees

Street Blocked off

Building inspector on way to determine if building is in danger of collapse

J press closed down

Honorable Members of the Board of Aldermen,  The following school lots are open for public use. Residents are urged to use these as an alternative to on-street parking to aid the City in clean up efforts.

Also note our next call in will be at 6:30 pm. Continue to use the same number and access code.  School lots open for public use -- 

Adult Ed (Riverside, DOMUS) 560 Ella Grasso Boulevard;

COOP 177 College

Cross 181 Mitchell;

High School in the Community 175 Water;

Hill Career, 140 Legion Ave.

Hillhouse 480 Sherman;

New Horizons, 103 Hallock;

Metro Business 115 Water;

Sound 60 South Water (Foote Building)

Barnard School, 170 Derby Ave.

Betsy Ross, 150 Kimberly Avenue;

Bishop Woods 1481 Quinnipiac Avenue

Clemente 360 Columbus Avenue

Clinton Avenue School, 293 Clinton Ave.

Columbus School, 255 Blatchley (Corner at Grand)

Conte 511 Chapel

Edgewood (In progress, ETA 5:00 pm)

Hill Central 140 Dewitt

W. Hooker 691 Whitney

John Daniels 569 Congress

John Martinez 100 James Street

Ross Woodward 185 Barnes

Strong School (old Mauro, not Fair Haven) 130 Orchard

Truman 114 Truman

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“Our goal is to have all of New Haven neighborhood’s passable by mid-day on Tuesday,” said Mayor John DeStefano, Jr.

While the City’s top priority for today is clearing out neighborhoods, work will also begin on removing the enormous piles of plowed snow from intersections and clearing a wider path for travel on main arterial roads.

The City’s downtown parking ban has been extended through at least the end of the day today.

Abandoned cars—left by residents who thought that roads were passable but ended up getting stuck—are scattered across the City, impeding snow removal efforts. The City is stepping up its towing efforts and will be towing any car that is obstructing passage on any street.

To prevent more of these problems, the New Haven Police Department has set up check points at four locations in New Haven to discourage entry into the City for non-essential travel.

The checkpoints are located at four key entry points into the City:

 

Fountain Street at the Woodbridge town line
Dixwell Avenue at the Hamden town line
Whitney Avenue at the Hamden town line
Quinnipiac Avenue at the North Haven town line

 

This is being done to ensure public safety and to prevent any impediments to the City’s intensive snow removal efforts. Police at these checkpoints will speak with drivers and turn away anyone who is whose travel into the City is necessary.

“Stay home, stay off the roads and stay safe so we can clean up our City and ensure public safety while we do it,” said Mayor DeStefano. To that end, on Tuesday, February 12th, New