Many
towns and cities across New Jersey, including
Hoboken, are still trying to
figure out what to do with all the snow already on the ground, as more snow
approaches for
tomorrow.
Hoboken
has started its next phase of snow removal from its city streets. In the month
of February alone, the town has seen almost 2 feet of snow.
“All
cities are working hard to move snow and clear snow now, it’s not unique to
us,” says Jennifer Gonzalez, Hoboken director of environmental services. “We
just need to work thru it and it will take some time. “
Crews
have been pushing it into massive piles that they are now removing from the
streets with payloaders and dump trucks, and dumping in an area on the
outskirts of town.
“As
we plow parking lanes, we make piles of snow, so you lose two spots instead of
30 spots, and when we have the chance, we come back and move the piles,” says
James Davis, general supervisor of the Hoboken DPW.
Other
crews continue to plow parking lanes on side streets during their regularly
scheduled street cleaning hours.
Hoboken
has already canceled street cleaning for tomorrow and Friday in anticipation of Thursday’s storm.