Camden County Continues Removing Snow as Colossal Storm Predictions Go Bust

Camden County crews continue to conduct snow removal operations and will maintain operations to ensure all roadways are clear as a snow storm that promised to drop up to two feet of snow on New Jersey failed to live up to expectations.

“Starting from storm preparations and pretreating operations early yesterday, county personnel are continuing to move snow and slush off of our roads. This is a full scale operation with all equipment and manpower mobilized to keep Camden County motorists moving and streets clear,” Camden County Freeholder Ian Leonard, liaison to the Camden County Department of Public Works (DPW), said on Tuesday.

More than 90 pieces of equipment were deployed from the DPW complex in Lindenwold to the 12 winter maintenance districts. As the roadways continue to be hazardous, they are still on the job clearing 1,200 lane miles of roadways across the county.

“If you need to be on the road today, please proceed with caution. In order to help us keep you moving, please leave at least six car lengths behind our DPW vehicles while they work,” Leonard said. “Also, please move any cars off the street and into a driveway while we continue our plowing operations.”

Camden County ultimately received far less snow than originally projected due to the eastward shift of the storm.

This spared the area from the higher intensity snowfall Juno had the potential to deliver.

County offices, Camden County College and the Camden County Library System are closed on Tuesday.

A Code Blue remains in effect through 7 a.m. Wednesday.

The Freeholder Board also offers assistance to senior citizens and disabled residents who are unable to remove significant amounts of snow accumulation from their properties.

“The snow removal program is available to help seniors and disabled individuals get out of their homes for necessities such as prescriptions or medical appointments,” said Freeholder Michelle Gentek, liaison to the Camden County Department of Corrections. “The program uses jail inmates who are carefully screened, non-violent offenders who are guarded at all times on the job site by corrections officers.”

• The Snow Removal Program will go into effect only after four inches of snow have fallen on the ground in our area.
• At-risk senior and disabled residents can contact the Camden County Division of Emergency Management at (856) 783-4808 ext. 5060, from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
• Calls for snow removal will not be taken until after it has stopped snowing.
• Work Crews will be dispatched only after it has stopped snowing. The work crews will remove snow only during daylight hours from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Crews will respond to calls in the order they are received and will service as many residents as possible each day. There are no guaranteed times when the crews will arrive at a residence.
• Senior and Disabled residents must call after each substantial snowfall to request this service.

The Department of Corrections will supply the needed equipment. The program does not supply salt or ice-melting chemicals, but crews will dispense them if supplied by residents. Contact and conversation between the inmates and the public are prohibited. Gratuities and gifts or money, food, drink or any other item is strictly prohibited.