Beware Icy Roads As Blizzard Cleanup Continues In Brick

BRICK, NJ -- Efforts to dig out from the weekend’s blizzard are continuing this morning in Brick as businesses and residents try to get back to a routine.

But as the photo above shows, there’s still a lot of work to be done, including clearing of sidewalks so pedestrians -- and folks like this person using a motorized wheelchair on Chambersbridge Road -- have safe passage as well. Sidewalk snow removal is the responsibility of businesses and residents whose properties abut the sidewalks, according to township ordinances:

“Each owner and tenant of land abutting or bordering upon the sidewalks of any streets or public places shall keep the sidewalks in front of his premises in a safe, passable and orderly condition, free from snow, ice, grass, weeds or other impediments. In case there is snow or ice on the sidewalks, such persons shall remove the same within 24 hours of daylight after the snow shall have ceased falling or after the ice has formed.”

Temperatures dipped sharply overnight, from just above freezing Sunday afternoon to 18 degrees overnight. The Ocean County Sheriff’s Office warns residents -- whether walking or driving -- to exercise care due to slippery conditions.

(Photo credit: Victor Finamore)