Parking Ban Starts Thursday Afternoon

An on-street parking ban will go into place in Beverly starting at 4 p.m. on Thursday, according to the city’s Department of Public Services.

The DPS asks anyone who has put out their Christmas tree for pickup to make sure it is off the street and sidewalk. Christmas tree pickup is on the regular trash day during the week of Jan. 6.

The ban was announced on Thursday morning and was put into place under the orders of Commissioner of Public Services and Engineering Michael Collins. It will run until it is lifted by Collins. The ban is expected to last up to 48 hours.

If you routinely park on the street and are looking for somewhere to move your car, there’s a list of available city parking lots at the bottom of this story.

In addition to an automated telephone message, city officials alerts residents and drivers about the parking ban with flashing blue lights at 12 major intersections across the city. A complete list of those light locations can be found below.

Anyone who violates the parking ban can be issued a $50 ticket and could be towed. Vehicles owners are responsible for the cost of towing plus vehicle storage costs. If you ever want to check whether the parking ban is still in effect, you can call the city’s 24-hour snow emergency hotline at 978-922-2500.

Parking is allowed in the following parking lots during a snow emergency:

• Between Franklin Place and Washington Street
• Pond Street (behind Casa De Moda)
• Pond Street (behind the American Legion Herman A. Spear Post 331)
• Railroad Avenue (next to Veterans Memorial Park)
• Congress Street and Summit Avenue
• Chapman Street and Federal Street (behind Family Dollar)

Flashing blue lights are at the following locations:

• Beverly Farms fire station 

• Cabot and Conant streets

• Cabot and Elliott streets

• Cabot and School streets

• East Lothrop and Hale streets

• Elliott and McKay streets

• Essex and Dane streets

• Gloucester Crossing

• North Beverly fire station

• Park Street and Broadway

• Rantoul and School streets

• Sohier Road and Herrick Street