Full Notification

Snow Emergency Declared for December 29, 2017 Beginning at 4 p.m.

The City of Janesville has declared a snow emergency for Friday, December 29 beginning at 4 p.m. A snow emergency means that all parked vehicles must be removed from city streets and public parking lots until snow plowing operations are complete. To ensure that you do not receive a parking ticket, please move your vehicle prior to 4 p.m. and keep your vehicle off city streets until they have been completely plowed.

Snow and ice accumulations of 1 to 1.5” were forecasted for Thursday, December 28. An additional 1.5 to 2” is expected to fall on Friday, December 29. Main and arterial streets will be maintained throughout the duration of the two snowfall events on Thursday and Friday. The quantity of snow that has accumulated on residential streets over the past few weeks in addition to the new accumulations will warrant a full plow of all City streets, even if the anticipated snowfall predicted for Friday is less than expected.

The full plow will begin on Friday afternoon and is not expected to be completed until early Saturday, although every effort will be made to complete residential streets as soon as possible. Please plan on keeping parked vehicles off the street until plows have completely removed snow from curb to curb.

Snow Emergency Parking

The best place to park during a snow emergency is in your garage or driveway. If you are unable to park in a driveway or garage, please park in one of the designated snow emergency parking stalls. These stalls are located in the seven downtown municipal parking lots listed below (click lot name to display location on Google Maps):

- East Wall Street Lot at E Wall Street & N Parker Drive

- City Hall Lot at W Wall Street & N Jackson Street

- S High Street Lot at W Court Street & S High Street

- Senior Center Lot at St. Lawrence Avenue & Water Street

- Hedberg Public Library Lot on Water Street

- River/Union Street Lot at S River Street & Union Street

- N Parker Drive Parking Ramp at N Parker Drive and E Wall Street

When you arrive at the lot, look for the signs designating the snow emergency parking stalls. Fines for parking on the streets during a snow emergency are $50. The Police Department may begin issuing tickets to violators before plowing operations begin.

Additional Information

Janesville residents can get additional snow emergency information from the City’s Snow & Ice Removal webpage or by calling the Snow Hotline at (608) 755-SNOW. To report problems or concerns, please call the City Services Center at 755-3110.