Manalapan Side Streets Plowed, All Roads To Open Wednesday

MANALAPAN, NJ - Manalapan Mayor Jack McNaboe says that, contrary to residents’ complaints that streets are not plowed as of Tuesday, all streets in Manalapan Township have been plowed at least once.

Main roads have been plowed multiple times, with side streets slated to be plowed again. The cleaning process is expected to last through Wednesday when all roads are planned to reopen.

“A huge thank you to everyone for their understanding that the snow has got to go somewhere,” the mayor wrote in a statement on Tuesday. “I have answered many calls and emails regarding the volume of snow and the need to get it off the road, no one wants it by their house. Please do not throw snow back into the street, this causes a dangerous condition and only leads to a longer clean up process on the roadways.”

Manalapan Township recorded 9.8 inches of snow during the latest nor’easter, which produced up to 16 inches of snow in some areas of Monmouth County.

McNaboe announced on Monday that Altice Cable Corporation, a provider of Optimum internet and cable service, is aware that some residents lost cable service due to the ongoing storm.

While Altice is unable to dispatch work crews due to weather and working conditions, crews will repair the issue as soon as weather conditions meet “acceptable work standards.”

Town Hall will be open for the remainder of the week and recycling will be collected on Wednesday. If plowing on your street is not yet completed, leave the can back from the curb a few additional feet to allow for snow clearing.

State officials said they have more than 3,900 pieces of road equipment available to make the roads safe, even though fewer people are taking to the roads because of the coronavirus. Monmouth County officials have also announced the deployment of 250 trucks and equipment to prepare roads ahead of the storm.

“There will be time after the storm, in rising temperatures for final clean up and digging out of mailboxes, fire hydrants, driveway aprons, sidewalks, garbage can areas and other detailed clean ups,” McNaboe continued. “Please help out a neighbor where you can. Do not overexert yourself. This was a long and large storm.”