Update Jan. 5: Maryland State Police lifted the snow emergency plan.
Update Jan. 4: The snow emergency plan restricting travel on interstates 270, 370, and the beltway is still in effect Tuesday.
Original: The Maryland State Police’s snow emergency plan is currently in place for interstates 270, 370, and the beltway in Montgomery County. This means travel on the interstates is strongly discouraged. Also, parking on roads and streets designated as snow emergency routes is prohibited.
The snow emergency plan requires the following:
- Stay home unless your job requires you to travel. Examples include emergency responder, healthcare provider, and snow removal.
- Maryland State Police will begin towing vehicles currently abandoned more than 24 hours before the storm’s arrival.
- Abandoned vehicles will be towed immediately when the snow emergency plan is activated.
- If you have to drive, ensure you are driving a vehicle equipped for snow travel.
- Do not abandon your vehicle on a snow emergency route (interstate, Maryland or US route) without notifying Maryland State Police or the police agency responsible for that roadway.
- If you have called a private tow to remove your vehicle, notify the Maryland State Police to avoid resources being dispatched to remove it.
- If you are involved in a collision, move your vehicle from the travel portion of the roadway if possible and contact Maryland State Police.
- Give snow plows room to work and do not try to pass the snow plows.
- If your vehicle is towed, contact the barrack or local police agency where it was abandoned with a full description including the make, model, tag number and exact location of the vehicle.
The requirements will continue to be in effect until the snow emergency plan is lifted by the State police.
The Rockville police barrack is located at 7915 Montrose Road. The phone number is 301.424.2101.
