JERSEY CITY — The city’s Office of Emergency Management has activated its crews and will remain operational throughout the blizzard this week. The Jersey City Incinerator Authority is pre-treating roadways with liquid brine and has 4,000 tons of salt available.
The winter storm is expected to impact Jersey City Monday morning into Tuesday night. The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Watch for the region, with wind gusts reaching up to 50 miles per hour. The area is expected to get more than a foot of snow.
“We have an aggressive snow removal plan in place with crews coming in early and working overnight and throughout the storm,” said Mayor Steve Fulop. “The JCIA also had staff out today pre-treating all roads with liquid brine and will deploy all available equipment and personnel to remove snow and salt streets until every road is cleared.”
The Jersey City OEM Command Center will be operational beginning Monday morning with staff monitoring snow-removal operations throughout the duration of the storm. The OEM Command Center coordinates all City agencies and works closely with PSE&G, United Water, regional police and transportation authority’s during emergencies.
Beginning on Monday morning, the JCIA had 60 pieces of equipment – plows and spreaders – working the storm as part of their snow removal operations across the city. The JCIA has two salt sites active in the eastern and southern ends of the city, with 4,000 tons of salt available. Beginning 10 a.m. today, the JCIA began pre-treating all roadways with liquid brine.
“Any resident who does not need to be on the roads during the storm is asked to stay home or use public transportation if possible,” added Mayor Fulop.
Residents should not park within 25 feet of an intersection and refrain from double parking. All vehicles parked within 25 feet of an intersection may be ticketed or towed. If possible, residents are asked to not park on main thoroughfares, so the JCIA can remove snow from curb-to-curb. Following the storm, residents are reminded to not shovel snow into the street and should clear sidewalks in front of their property of snow and ice in accordance with municipal ordinance. For additional updates, please visit the city website at www.jerseycitynj.gov or the Official City of Jersey City Facebook page or on Twitter @JC_GOV.
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise said residents should stay off the roads Monday evening and all day Tuesday.
Jersey City storm preparations underway
