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Ridgewood NJ, is committed to keeping residents safe during snowy weather with its comprehensive snow emergency program. From pretreating streets to post-storm clean-up, here’s how the Village ensures safer travel for everyone.
Proactive Storm Preparation
Before a storm hits, main streets are pretreated with an environmentally safe solution to reduce snow freezing temperatures, setting the stage for efficient snow management.
During the Storm: Clearing the Way
- Salt Spreaders: Deployed during the first 1-2 inches of snowfall to keep main roads and hills clear.
- Snow Plowing: Begins when snow accumulates at least 2 inches. During the storm, plows focus on keeping two lanes open on all streets. Afterward, they return to widen streets curb to curb.
💡 Tip: Wait for plows to finish (typically 2-6 hours post-storm) before completing your driveway clean-up.
Snow Safety Guidelines
Don’t Throw Snow on Streets: Avoid pushing or shoveling snow into the street, as it can refreeze and create icy spots. This includes snow from contractors clearing your driveway.
Child Safety: Keep children away from streets and driveway aprons while plows are active. Drivers have limited visibility, especially during snowy conditions.
Helpful Tips for Residents
- Shoveling Driveways: Place shoveled snow to the right (with your back facing the house). This reduces the likelihood of snow being pushed back into your driveway.
- Garbage Cans: Keep garbage cans off the streets to prevent them from being knocked over by plows.
- Parking: No parking is allowed on Village streets during snow emergencies. Clear CBD parking lots by 1 AM, except in designated overnight permit areas.
Fire Hydrants and Sidewalks
- Fire Hydrants: Clear snow around nearby hydrants to ensure quick access during emergencies.
- Sidewalks: Clear abutting sidewalks within 24 hours of the storm’s end. For CBD areas, sidewalks must be clear during business hours and by 9 AM the next morning.
- Basketball Hoops : Street based basketball hoops Must be removed
State Roads Responsibility
For Route 17 and its ramps, snow removal is managed by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT).
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It’s gonna be a lot overtime .
That’s a great picture with the snow on top of the police car, why would they let that much snow get on top of the car? What happens if there was an emergency they needed to use that car. Right, and what is confused on some of us, the police can clean off the snow on their cop car but they can’t check the oil on the car. We don’t get it.
An emergency? HAHAHA. You mean, like some old lady locked herself out of her house? She can call the FD. You’re crazy man. I like you. But you’re crazy.
So very true, talk about not performing. That’s embarrassing. Can you imagine it if they had an emergency and they needed to utilize that emergency vehicle to go to an emergency and had to go out and clean 2 feet of snow off the car. And warm it up, Maybe it was a spare car at that moment in time, but, you never know when you need it. Just saying you don’t look good. can you imagine the chief of police or the village manager walking past and seeing that car like that?
based upon my observations there are a lot more PD vehicles than the number of any officers on a shift. I’d rather have those on duty responding to 911 calls instead of wasting time doing snow removal on parked cars (that are surplus likely so they can babysit PSEG for $$$)
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It doesn’t matter where I put the snow, it’s pushed back into my driveway.
This is far from an emergency. Also a joke that Murphy has declared as such. Roads will be clear a few hours after.
Just clean the snow off the police cruisers.
Who put gas in the patrol car.?
Ohh,
Check the oil