Hoboken Returns To Work After Snowstorm: PATH, Traffic, Parking Updates

Hoboken, NJ – The snowstorm is over, and traffic and trains are back in motion.

In Hoboken, city officials declared a state of emergency around 9:20 a.m. on Saturday, and warned residents that driving was prohibited except for public safety and essential services (government, utilities, medical personnel).

City officials lifted the travel ban at 7 a.m. on Sunday.

• See related article: Hoboken Travel Ban Lifted, City Starts Shoveling Snow

As of Monday morning, parking was still prohibited on snow emergency routes until further notice, and vehicles parked on snow routes were subject to towing, according to the municipal website.

See which roads are designated as snow emergency routes here.

Discounted garage parking for $5/day in municipal garages was extended until 8 p.m. for residents who are already parked in the garage when the storm hit.

“Thank you to our entire team for working 24/7 to keep our city safe,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer. “Employees from Environmental Services, Office of Emergency Management, Police Department, Fire Department, Parking Utility, Hudson County, Board of Education, and the volunteers from the Community Emergency Response Team did an amazing job throughout the storm. Thank you to Stevens Institute of Technology for advising us on the risks of coastal flooding from a storm surge.”

PATH OPERATIONAL

On Sunday, the Port Authority of NY/NJ announced that PATH trains would resume operating between Journal Square and World Trade Center on Monday morning, along with regular service between Hoboken and 33rd Street and Hoboken to World Trade Center.

However, PATH rail service between Newark and Journal Square remained suspended during Monday morning’s rush hour due to snow removal efforts.

“More than two feet of snow - with drifts as high as 16 feet - blanketed PATH tracks, third-rails, signals and switches,” Port Authority officials announced on Sunday night. “Most of the work has to be done manually, which is time-consuming. Workers were successful in clearing the rail line between Journal Square and Grove Street, which had been suspended temporarily during the storm.”

Photo courtesy of the Port Authority of NY/NJ