City of East Orange Issues Winter Weather Advisory for January 28-29, 2022
Urges Residents to Exercise Caution and Adhere to All No Parking Rules
East Orange, NJ, January 28, 2022: Mayor Ted R. Green and the East Orange City Council have issued a winter weather and parking advisory for the City of East Orange for Friday, January 28, 2022 and Saturday, January 29, 2022.
According to the latest National Weather Service forecast, a winter Nor’easter is expected to bring snow fall in the East Orange region on Friday, continuing through Saturday afternoon, with snow expected to accumulate as high as 18 inches.
In addition to snow, strong winds of up to 50 miles per hour are expected to impact the area. City officials are encouraging residents to exercise extreme caution when traveling and to adhere to all snow parking regulations.
Parking and Snow Removal: All snow emergency parking rules are in effect. Motorists should adhere to all NO PARKING WHEN ROAD IS SNOW COVERED signs on county and city roads. Overnight parking rules will be strictly enforced. Illegally parked vehicles will be ticketed and towed.
As the storm progresses, residents are asked NOT to shovel snow into the street. Residents and business owners are encouraged to remove snow from fire hydrants located in front of their residences or businesses. Plowing will begin when snow depths reach two inches and freezing temperatures indicate no melting.
The only way to avoid additional snow removal is to wait until DPW work crews have completed their final clean-up of your road.
- Most streets will require three or four passes
- Some streets may require as few as two passes, or, as many as five passes
Essex County Public Works has designated workers to ensure that all county roadways are accessible for vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
The following East Orange streets are Essex County Roads:
- South Orange Ave
- Central Avenue
- Park Avenue
- North/South Grove St
- Sanford Street
The City of East Orange does not provide snow removal services to private property – residential or commercial.
There will be no trash pickup on Saturday, January 29, 2022.
Safety Tips
- Drive slowly.
- Use major streets or highways for travel whenever possible.
- Try to keep your vehicle’s gas tank as full as possible.
- Park cars in private driveways or secure them on off-street lots.
- Share driveway space or garage with neighbors.
- If you must venture out, car pool or use mass transit.
- Equip vehicles with snow tires or chains.
- Be aware of parking restrictions when road is snow covered.
- Shovel snow onto your own property.
- Shovel snow away from fire hydrants near your property.
- DO NOT shovel snow into the street.
- DO NOT park on the street, if possible.
- DO NOT shovel snow on top of fire hydrants.
- DO NOT shovel snow onto storm sewers.
Parking Availability
- Lot 2-D located at 192 Halsted St. (behind AutoZone)
- Lot 4-E located at 195 N. 17th/18th St.
- Lot 7-B located at 69 Franklin St.
- Elmwood School Lot at St. Clinton St. between Elmwood Ave. and Rhode Island Ave.
Important Telephone Numbers
- East Orange Public Works Department
- East Orange Police Department
- East Orange Fire Department
- East Orange Office of Emergency Management
- Public Service Electric & Gas
- East Orange Code Enforcement / No Heat Hotline
- New Jersey Transit
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