(Lindenwold, NJ) – The region is bracing for another round of winter weather that is set to begin on Thursday morning and the Camden County’s Department of Public Works (DPW) is working to prepare the county’s 1,200 lane miles of road ahead of time. Crews will be reporting to their assigned snow stations throughout the county during the early morning hours tomorrow.
“It is looking like the morning commute could be impacted due to rain, sleet and ice but the Public Works Department is treating the roads ahead of time to ensure motorists are as safe as possible,” Commissioner Al Dyer, liaison to the DPW. “As always, our crews are prepared with our salt trucks loaded, plows ready to go and tree removal equipment on standby if its needed.”
After midnight, a light wintry mix of snow, sleet, and rain will begin and can flip to pockets of more sleet and freezing rain into dawn. Eventually, rain or freezing rain will become steadier as temperatures slowly rise, with rain continuing throughout the mid-morning and exiting around midday.
“We are urging residents to take it slow in the morning, even delay your commute, if possible, to allow the weather to pass through,” Dyer said. “But if you must drive, please be careful and take your time. And please remember, as our crews head out to treat the roads always leave at least six car lengths behind our vehicles while they work and move any cars off the street and into a driveway.”
At the public works complex in Lindenwold, more than 100 pieces of equipment are available to keep county roadways passable. When the weather becomes treacherous, personnel will be dispatched to 12 winter maintenance districts to salt and plow 1,200 lane miles of roadways across Camden County. The county’s response plan calls for crews to be dispatched only to the zones where they are needed.
In the event the weather causes isolated power outages, please remember to immediately call your utility company so they can identify the location and coordinate crews to restore your power. Residents need to be extra cognizant of any power failures. Below are numbers and contact info for the two power providers in Camden County:
- PSE&G: 1-800-436-PSEG (7734)
- PSE&G 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 CCDPW.
Continue to check www.camdencounty.com through the storm for weather and road condition updates. Information will also be provided through Facebook and Twitter.