City extends residential parking ban into weekend to ‘urgently prioritize’ neighbourhood snow removal

Crews were busy plowing snow in residential areas in Edmonton on Jan. 12, 2026. (Jeremy Thompson/CTV News Edmonton)

The City of Edmonton will resume its residential snow clearing on Saturday night, meaning Phase 2 parking bans will no longer be paused over the weekend.

In a news release Friday night, city officials announced the ban on residential roads will begin again Saturday at 7 p.m. in order to “urgently prioritize” neighbourhood road clearing.

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The ban was originally planned for only weekdays in order to give crews time to focus on other areas needing snow and ice removal on weekends, like school zones, windrows and alleys.

“Now, once the parking ban resumes on (Saturday), residential roadway clearing will continue 24 hours a day through to completion across Edmonton,” the release reads.

Other areas will be prioritized once all residential roads have been cleared.

Neighbourhoods previously scheduled for clearing on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week will go on as planned while neighbourhoods that had not yet been scheduled will see clearing begin on Saturday and Sunday.

This means some residential areas will not receive the typical 24-hour advance notice to remove their cars from the road. The city says it will give “as much notice as possible … and appreciates the patience and understanding of residents as this work is advanced.”

To find out if your neighbourhood is scheduled for weekend clearing, the city has a few options available:

• residents subscribed to Service Notifications will receive an email or text message prior to the start of clearing at their location.
• temporary yellow signs, placed at major entrances to neighbourhoods, will indicate when the parking ban is in effect in that area.
• residents can view the Roadways Snow Clearing Map to see which roadways are scheduled, where crews are operating and which streets have been completed.
• an address tool is available online as part of the Snow Clearing Schedule for residents to see when their location is scheduled for clearing.

Schedules will be updated and reflected in the citywide map as soon as possible, the city added.

More updates on roadway clearing are expected next week.