The Dalles Public Works Department will be working Thursday and Friday nights to remove snow from the downtown areas.  To facilitate clearing the roads from curb to curb, Public Works requests no on-street parking downtown from 1st Street to 4th Street, between Taylor Street and Lincoln Street, including side streets, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Thursday and Friday.  Crews will begin at 6:00 p.m. on January 19 to remove snow from 2nd street first, and then move to 3rd and 4th street on January 20.  During this time, there may be occasional lane closures on 2nd and 3rd Streets, as well as on side streets, to accommodate the snow removal work.  The City encourages motorists to avoid The Dalles downtown area entirely if possible during the snow removal work.  If travel is necessary, please seek alternate routes to avoid the downtown work zone and be sure to stay at least 50 feet away from operating equipment.