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I'm stuck in Piscataway where they don't plow the neighborhood streets at all. I'm definitely looking to leave (for more than this, of course), but where?
If you live in a town in Central NJ that actually takes care of the neighborhood streets, where do you live? I know West Windsor does, but I'm not at that level of income yet.
Thanks and hope everyone is staying warm and safe!
The day after a record setting blizzard you expect all the streets to be cleared off? You think maybe they are talking care of the major roads first? Then they have to find a place to drop the snow. Then tow the cars that those who abandoned on the streets of failed to mnove from snow routes to another location so the plows can get by.
The day after a record setting blizzard you expect all the streets to be cleared off? You think maybe they are talking care of the major roads first? Then they have to find a place to drop the snow. Then tow the cars that those who abandoned on the streets of failed to mnove from snow routes to another location so the plows can get by.
Every main street in the area has been plowed, but they haven't made any attempt with the neighborhood streets. Literally they skip them and make no attempt to clear them. Do you have any constructive input on the actual question?
The day after a record setting blizzard you expect all the streets to be cleared off?
All the streets in my township have been plowed, even the tiny, dead end road I live on (my house is the only house on the road). Dry pavement. I'm in West Windsor. It's a large township, also.
I have worked in Hamilton Township (Mercer Co.) for the past 15 years. Snow removal there is abysmal. My office is on a residential street with an elementary school. In their defense the township is huge so the job is somewhat daunting.
Every main street in the area has been plowed, but they haven't made any attempt with the neighborhood streets. Literally they skip them and make no attempt to clear them.
Perhaps by today all of the major streets in Piscataway have been cleared, but I can tell you that last night--at ~11:00 PM-- streets as "major" as Centennial Avenue and Possumtown Road were still close to impassable, and that was several hours after the snow stopped falling. I had no choice about driving on those roads, as I had to come to the assistance of a friend who had locked himself out of his house.
From what I observed, even multi-lane roads in Piscataway saw plows only once or perhaps twice during the storm, and perhaps not for many hours after the storm ended.
I can tell you from experience that Franklin Township is pretty darn good about clearing its roads, and the road department of Somerset County is excellent. I have found over the years that--overall--Middlesex County and most of its communities are sub-par when it comes to snow removal.
All the streets in my township have been plowed, even the tiny, dead end road I live on (my house is the only house on the road). Dry pavement. I'm in West Windsor. It's a large township, also.
So have the streets in mine, but then again, we only have three streets in the whole township!
I'm stuck in Piscataway where they don't plow the neighborhood streets at all. I'm definitely looking to leave (for more than this, of course), but where?
If you live in a town in Central NJ that actually takes care of the neighborhood streets, where do you live? I know West Windsor does, but I'm not at that level of income yet.
Thanks and hope everyone is staying warm and safe!
If you want to find out which streets get plowed first. Find out where the Mayor, Police chief and any of the town council members live. Those streets are always plowed first.
If you live in a town in Central NJ that actually takes care of the neighborhood streets, where do you live? I know West Windsor does, but I'm not at that level of income yet.
There really is no answer to this. Every town is different, every storm is different, and the speed of response depends on a huge number of factors such as:
How much snow there was
When it stopped
How cold it is/was
What the snow removal budget is
How much manpower/what type of equipment the town has
The size of the town
Whether most of the roads actually maintained by the town, the state, or the county
How many idiots are in the way of the plow trucks
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Originally Posted by Kiru
Every main street in the area has been plowed, but they haven't made any attempt with the neighborhood streets. Literally they skip them and make no attempt to clear them. Do you have any constructive input on the actual question?
You do realize that the main roads are likely county roads and your town DPW isn't plowing them at all, the county is, right? If you had a 4WD with proper winter tires (and knew how to use them) you could live anywhere and it wouldn't matter if or when the streets were plowed.
There really is no answer to this. Every town is different, every storm is different, and the speed of response depends on a huge number of factors such as:
How much snow there was
When it stopped
How cold it is/was
What the snow removal budget is
How much manpower/what type of equipment the town has
The size of the town
Whether most of the roads actually maintained by the town, the state, or the county
How many idiots are in the way of the plow trucks
You do realize that the main roads are likely county roads and your town DPW isn't plowing them at all, the county is, right? If you had a 4WD with proper winter tires (and knew how to use them) you could live anywhere and it wouldn't matter if or when the streets were plowed.
The argument that the county is plowing the main roads actually works against the town. Not having to deal with those roads should free them up to take care of the residential streets. I still have yet to see a plow on my street. Bottom line is I pay taxes for the town to take care of the roads. Right now the only person getting out of our neighborhood has a pickup truck jacked up on monster truck type tires. Average height SUVs are too low to the ground to move throug the snow 4WD or not. It's at least 2 feet high.
If Piscataway wants to let their residents down, fine. I am looking for information about towns that don't have that reputation so I can better inform my move and improve my situation.
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West Windsor is usually very good, this storm they cleared the residendial streets exceptionally quickly and efficiently!
