ERMA- With plows working through the night, main roads in Lower Township are in good condition.
Bayshore Road is clear to slushy. Fulling Mill Road is clear to slushy in the Lower Township section and in rough shape in the Middle Township portion.
Township Manager Kathy McPherson told the Herald at 1 p.m. Thursday that main roads were looking pretty good. She said public works crews were clearing storm drains so melting snow has a place to run off.
McPherson said day and night crews plowed continuously.
“We’re working around the clock,” she said.
Power outages in Lower Township continued in Villas including neighborhoods near Mulligan Field, North Cape May and Erma. Township police headquarters was operating from generators on Wednesday.
Many side streets were plowed early this morning while some remain icy.
The township will submit claims to the state Office of Emergency Management for reimbursement of overtime costs from public works and police.
A convoy of six power company trucks was driving along Bayshore Road in the vicinity of Wildwood Avenue in Villas at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. The shelter at Villas Fire Hall was closed as of 10 a.m. Feb. 11. Those needing a warm place to stay may drive to the Wildwoods Convention Center.
With schools closed, traffic volume was light on Lower Township roads.
In Cape May, roads are plowed but still snow covered, according to Cape May Police Chief Diane Sorantino. She said roads are passable and some melting has begun.
Sorantino said Cape May fared well in the second storm with few power outages.
“It looks like we’re probably close to 95 percent up and running,” she said.
