Closures, Trash Delays, Power Outages In HoCo Due To Winter Storm

Ellicott City MD

03 January, 2022

1:25 PM

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HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Snow continues to blanket mostly central and eastern parts of Howard County as of early Monday afternoon. Government offices are closed for the day, the Howard County Library System branches are shuttered and all 50+ centers, the MultiService Center and the Loan Closet are not open. The RTA of Central Maryland has suspended bus service for the day and the winter storm has caused trash collection along with recycling, yard trim and food scraps pickup on Monday to be canceled. Curbside collections will slide and move everything one day later this week, according to the Howard County government. Scrap metal collections will remain on schedule and will not slide. The Alpha Ridge Landfill will be open Monday however. The snow emergency plan has been in effect for Howard County since 8:30 a.m., so there is no parking on roads and streets designated as snow emergency routes and the use of snow tires or all-weather radial tires is required. According to the Howard County government, highway crews have received several calls about trees being down partially or fully across roadways and are responding to those concerns. All roadways in Howard County have been treated with salt, but due to the below-freezing temperatures, roadway conditions continue to deteriorate. As of 11 a.m., 45,000 power outages were reported across Maryland with BGE reporting just seven outages in Howard County affecting 51 customers.