If you're on an Erie street that is still not plowed, it may be because of at least one stuck car blocking the way.

After deep heavy snows overwhelmed the Erie region on Thanksgiving weekend, dozens and dozens of stuck and abandoned cars were left blocking city streets, making it impossible for plows or emergency vehicles to get through.

Addressing that problem was the top priority Monday at the Erie Police Department command center.

They had about 90 complaints on Monday alone for cars blocking city streets.

"We call the plow trucks to come move the snow around them," Police Chief Dan Spizarny said.  "We call a tow truck to come in and take that car away, sometimes the tow trucks get stuck because the roads are so rutted there, so it's a very slow operation even though there's 40 police officers out there working on this right now," he added.

For each call, they sent Erie police officers to secure the area, then called for Streets Bureau plows or high lifts to clear the snow around the "beached" car, then one of two tow companies move in, McMillens on the east side and Eddie's Collectibles on the west, to put the problem vehicle on a flatbed and tow it away at the owner's expense.

Once cars on blocked streets are cleared, plows will have a better shot at getting through city streets still mired in deep snow.

Then Erie police will start enforcing the odd-even parking regulations to further help plows get through Erie streets.