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In what he surely hopes will be his last public address related to the winter weather, Mayor Marty Walsh held a press conference to update Bostonians on the city’s ongoing snow clearing and removal efforts. The snow emergency and parking ban, enacted at 10 p.m. Saturday night, will remain in effect until further notice.

MBTA updates will be provided as further information on upcoming service is made available.

The mayor’s message was similar to his previous address, given Sunday morning: he’s asking that all Bostonians exercise patience as the city continues clearing snow en masse, and that everyone that must leave their home for whatever reason be cautious of the plowing operations and the freezing temperatures.

“We’ll continue to plow all day and tonight with full-scale removal tonight at 6 p.m., “said Mayor Marty Walsh. A full-scale removal typically beings at midnight, mayor Walsh added, but due to the 7.5 feet of snow Boston’s received since Jan. 23, its undertaking must be imminent.

He warned that plows and trucks will be taking up significant chunks of already narrow road that’s bottlenecked traffic and that drivers be patient with the rate of flow.

Making sure emergency vehicles can easily navigate major throughways is priority number one. The City of Boston has the record snowiest winter in municipal history of 107.6 inches within its grasp. We’ve already received 96.3 inches.

The torrents of snowfall over the past three weeks have taken their toll on the city’s infrastructure – the MBTA is running on a limited basis due to incessant track and switch malfunctions, and Mayor Walsh said potholes are next on the Department of Public Works’s agenda  – but the small business community as well.

When asked for an estimate on how much city businesses have lost in terms of wages, the mayor referred to it as “major money” and said he’d have those numbers available later.

With a forecasted 3 to 4 inches of snow coming on Tuesday and a “potentially significant” storm next week, the city is asking that everyone partake in efforts to keep Boston functional, whether by shoveling out neighbors and fire hydrants or by taking up Mayor Walsh and Gov. Charlie Baker on their proposed “Valentine’s Day Week” to promote small, local business during a time when many have been unable to open up their doors.

Screenshot via City of Boston
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