City Issues Snow Parking Ban Beginning Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 8:00pm; Ending 6:00pm 1/26/2026

Editor’s note (1/26/2026): The City of New Britain has announced that the parking ban is ending at 6:00pm today, January 26, 2026. The City says,

The parking ban ends at 6pm today, January 26, 2026—be sure to move your vehicle by 12am midnight if it is parked in a free parking lot:

–Stanley Golf Course

–Osgood Park

–City parking lot at Wildwood St. & Linden St. (next to Police substation)

–Washington Park (lot opposite Gold Street)

–Martha Hart Park

–City parking garages (Bank St/Chestnut St. & Columbus Blvd. at the corner of Washington St.)

–And all New Britain Public School Parking Lots

The City of New Britain has announced:

A parking ban has been ordered by Mayor Bobby Sanchez of New Britain in anticipation of the snow which has been forecasted. The parking ban will go into effect at 8:00pm on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Parking will be prohibited on all City streets while the ban is in effect. Free parking will be available at the following locations during the ban:

-Stanley Golf Course
-Osgood Park
-City parking lot at Wildwood St. & Linden St. (next to Police substation)
-Washington Park (lot opposite Gold Street)
-Martha Hart Park
-City parking garages (Bank St/Chestnut St. & Columbus Blvd. at the corner of Washington St.)
-All New Britain Public School Parking Lots

Within six (6) hours of the parking ban being over, ALL vehicles must be removed from City garages and public school parking lots.

All vehicles parked on City streets while the ban is in effect are subject to a $100.00 parking ticket and will be towed at the owner’s expense. Residents are urged to cooperate with the parking ban so as to facilitate the removal of snow from City streets.

Due to the severe snowstorm, curbside trash and recycling collection scheduled for Monday, January 26 is delayed. Collections will resume early Tuesday morning, beginning with Monday’s route. All five trash routes will be completed in order but please note that your regular pickup time and day may vary.

For trash and recycling, residents should:

-Place containers out on their normal collection day for the Tuesday through Friday routes (Monday routes should place their containers out on Tuesday).
-Leave containers at the curb until collected.
-Clear snow around containers.
-Keep containers out of the street.

*The ban will continue through Sunday, January 25th, 2026, and is likely to continue into Monday, January 26th, 2026 depending on the safety needs of the City. Residents are urged to visit www.newbritainct.gov for updated details on the ban.

*Please remember that the final snow plow pass is not made until several hours after the storm has concluded. Our snow plow drivers are directed to try and minimize the amount of snow directed onto previously cleaned sidewalks and driveways, but it is oftentimes unavoidable.

*For smaller storms residents may want to consider not clearing their driveways and sidewalks until after our snow plow drivers have completed the final pass of their street, or residents should recognize that they may need to clear their sidewalks and driveways more than one time for larger snow and ice storms.

*For residents who use a contractor for snow removal, try to make arrangements with your contractor to have sidewalks cleared after the end of the storm when street clearing operations have been completed to avoid multiple passes and charges from the contractor.

*Residents are also advised that those responsible for the maintenance of property with sidewalks are required to clear their sidewalks within six hours of daylight following the accumulation of snow. Those who do not clear their sidewalks may be fined accordingly.

*The New Britain Fire Department has asked residents to assist them by clearing fire hydrants on their property in case of fire.