For Immediate
Release:
January 29, 2021
County prepares
for snowstorm and
urges residents to travel safely
FREEHOLD, NJ – As a snowstorm approaches Monmouth
County, the Department of Public Works and Engineering has pretreated County
roads and continues to monitor the impending storm. County officials urge
resident to travel with caution.
“My fellow Commissioners and I advise anyone who
needs to travel during this storm to proceed with caution and allow for extra
time to get where they are going as roadways will be slippery,” said
Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone, liaison to the Monmouth County Department
of Public Works and Engineering. “The County has the ability to put 250 trucks
and equipment in operation, first spreading liquid salt brine on County roads
to prepare and then applying rock salt treated with magnesium chloride. If you
come across County snow and ice control trucks and equipment, make sure to give
them room to do their work.”
According to the National Weather Service, heavy
snow and gusty wind conditions could produce a significant amount of snowfall
in Monmouth County beginning Sunday evening and tapering off on Tuesday.
Accumulations of 4 to 12 inches are predicted. Combined with wind, drifting
snow and ice, travel could be hazardous.
The County has been applying the salt brine and
magnesium chloride-treated rock salt in advance of storms since 2007. The salt
brine and a pre-application of treated rock salt prevent the snow and ice from
bonding to the roads. The treated rock salt is more environmentally friendly.
The Monmouth County Department Public Works and Engineering
performs snow and ice control operations for 1,000 lane miles of road, 35
building complexes, Belford Ferry Terminal, Naval Weapons Station Earle and
municipalities in Shared Service agreements.
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