The Virginia Department of Transportation is also prepared with crews, equipment and materials to treat roads in advance of the snow, and will work throughout the storm to plow roads, according to Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne. Crews will be operating 24 hours a day to keep up with the snowfall.

According to the Charlottesville city manager’s office, snow emergency routes will be in effect Friday morning on streets such as Market, High and Water streets in the downtown area and the West Main corridor. On-street parking will be suspended along those routes during the snow emergency.

Snow emergency routes make the removal of snow easier and allow traffic patterns to return to normal as quickly as possible, according to the office.

After 6 a.m. on Friday, vehicles parked on the snow emergency routes will be subject to towing. This enforcement will remain in effect until the declaration is lifted.