From the City of Asheville:
Saturday, Jan. 23, 9 a.m. update
Winter Storm Jonas has delivered 13.4 inches of snow to Asheville so far, according to the National Weather Service. Snow showers are light this morning and that’s good news for our city. Little new accumulation is expected.
Public Works is plowing primary and some secondary roads this morning, and spreading material between snow showers. Few secondary roads have been plowed/treated so far but the work has begun. So hang tight! We are hopeful Asheville’s streets will be more passable as the day goes by.
Our snowMapper site shows which roads are primary and which ones are secondary. Again primary roads have been the priority to ensure they are passable for our emergency responders.
Public Works had 33 employees clearing roads through last night, using everything from trucks with plows and spreaders and even a motor grader fitted with a plow. And they are still at it this morning.
Some reminders:
- For the safety of our citizens, ART bus service has cancelled service for Saturday, Jan. 23.
All Parks & Recreation facilities and parks remain closed.
- City parking garages remain open FREE throughout this weekend. The City encourages motorists to park in garages and not on the streets to facilitate efficient snow plowing.
- Until the streets are cleared up better, we encourage people to stay off the roads and not drive at all for now.
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