Camden County Department of Public Works employees were on the job in the early morning hours treating roadways in advance of the day’s morning commute.
“Each time we are expecting conditions that will impact the morning commute, the Freeholder Board’s Department of Public Works (DPW) sets out to treat 1,200 lane miles of county roadway from the Pine Barrens to the Delaware River,” said Freeholder Ian Leonard, liaison to the Camden County DPW. “This is an all hands on deck winter storm event.”
The latest forecast obtained by Camden County shows the snowfall will continue on and off through Monday with 1” to 2” of accumulation possible by Monday evening. The clipper system will move offshore and develop into a coastal storm, with periods of snow, heavy at times, through Tuesday morning. Depending on the exact track of the system, there will potentially be large gradients in snowfall. Total accumulations of 9” to 15” are possible by Tuesday evening.
“We ask everyone to exercise extra caution while driving and give yourself extra time to reach your destination,” Leonard said. “We will continue to track this storm system until it clears our region Tuesday evening and respond accordingly.”
At the Camden County Public Works Complex in Lindenwold, more than 70 pieces of equipment are always ready to be rapidly deployed anywhere in the County. The DPW’s preparation to address a winter storm starts days before the first snowflake falls. Crews are constantly monitoring the latest weather reports.
The County is divided into 12 winter maintenance districts. When the weather becomes treacherous, county personnel are dispatched by district to apply brine, spread salt and plow roadways. The DPW’s response plan calls for crews to be dispatched only to the zones where they are needed. When the weather warrants, this quickly becomes a full scale operation with all equipment and manpower mobilized to clear roads and make sure Camden County is not left in a deep freeze.
In the event that the weather causes isolated power outages during these snow events, please remember to immediately call your utility company so they can identify the location and coordinate crews to restore your power. Below are numbers and contact info for the two power providers in Camden County:
* PSE&G: 1–800–436-PSEG (7734)
* PSEG website: http://pseg.com/home/customer_service/outage_info/index.jsp
* Atlantic City Electric: 1–800–833–7476
* Atlantic City Electric website: http://www.atlanticcityelectric.com/home/
* South Jersey Gas: 1–800–582–7060
* South Jersey Gas website: http://southjerseygas.com/
As always, please use 911 for emergencies only. If you see a problem on a county road, please call our 24 hour hotline at (856) 566–2980 to report it to the Camden County DPW.
Throughout a storm, you can check www.camdencounty.com<http://www.camdencounty.com> for weather and road condition updates. Information will also be provided through Facebook and Twitter.
