Akron’s Public Service Department has also deployed its highest level of manpower in response.

Deputy Service Director John Valle said this afternoon, "We have 51 primary routes and can provide one truck and an equipment operator on each primary route."

Primaries are mostly the City’s highways, main roads and severe hills.

Public Works Manager Paul Barnett called the level 4 alert. "We call a level 4 whenever one inch or more of snowfall is expected and conditions are such that we expect roadways to be snow covered and slippery. At the end of the snow event, we will shift into 22 secondary routes."

Secondary routes are generally our collector streets, brick streets and less severe hills. Upon completion of the 22 secondary routes, crews start the 102 residential routes.

Starting at noon tomorrow, January 10, will initiate a snow parking ban.

That means cars must be moved off of side streets and residential roadways so that plows can get the work done quickly and safely.

Akron’s 311 Call Center will be in operation Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.