Fall River driving ban continues as snow cleanup nonetheless underway – NBC Boston

Cleanup continues throughout the area after Monday’s large storm, however in some communities like Fall River, Massachusetts, the aspect streets have barely been touched.

A journey ban stays in place in Fall River the place greater than 3 ft of snow fell simply days in the past. There are numerous vehicles nonetheless buried within the snow, as officers say individuals must be off the streets to allow them to work to clear that snow off of the unplowed streets.

“We got slammed, the whole area got slammed, and now everybody’s on the scramble,” Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan mentioned.

“Seeing it firsthand, nothing like it,” Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll mentioned. “We have pledged to do everything we can to support communities. We have more community assistance requests in to MEMA than I think I’ve seen in a very long time.”

We have group protection this morning as we’re anticipating just a little extra snow in the present day whereas many are nonetheless digging out from Monday’s large snowstorm.

Highway administrator Jonathan Gulliver mentioned they have been sending Massachusetts Department of Transportation vans to Fall River as a result of the state of affairs is that dire.

The quantity of snowfall in such a short while is the primary cause it bought thus far, however the mayor mentioned the snow plow contractor scarcity actually didn’t assist. Coogan mentioned again within the day they used to have 200 contractors. For this storm, that they had lower than 90.

Fall River police acknowledged many residents have been asking, “Has my street been plowed?”

The police department shared a brand new community-driven instrument on their Facebook web page Wednesday — the Fall River Snow Plow Tracker.

This not an official reside tracker from town, nevertheless, and it’ll not present speedy or real-time help, based on police. It does permit officers to collectively determine areas the place plows have been reported serving to residents know the place crews have been and serving to officers perceive the place they should go subsequent.

Police gave an enormous shout-out to Matt Medeiros for his ambition and willingness to assist the group by creating this tracker to assist residents keep knowledgeable throughout this occasion.

Police additionally shared an replace on snow elimination operations, saying further gear is arriving from out of state in the present day.

Crews with heavy gear labored by the night time and can proceed working all through the day Wednesday.

Snow operations stay lively and ongoing, police mentioned, as they urged residents to be affected person as officers push to clear streets city-wide.

“Thank you for your cooperation and understanding,” police wrote on Facebook. “Stay safe, and thank you to all of our dedicated crews and community members pitching in during this storm.”

It’s unclear when Fall River’s journey ban can be lifted, however anybody who violates it might face a $500 superb.

Coogan has mentioned he hopes most roads can be reopened by the top of day Wednesday.