Scotch Plains Mayor Shares Snow Removal Update: Video

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Scotch Plains DPW employees are still hard at work trying to clear the more than 15 inches of snow dumped on the township.

"This much snow doesn't happen every day and we haven't seen this much snow in over 5 years and it's taken some time to clear the town of snow," said Mayor Joshua Losardo in a video to residents. (See the full video below)

Scotch Plains has more than 333 streets or 75 miles of roadway to clear. The town is split up into 10 different districts taking about 4 hours to clear one district during the storm, said Losardo.

"As workers moved onto another district, within a couple of hours, there were already a couple of inches of snow on the road again," said Losardo.

As of Wednesday all of the main streets and streets near the schools are cleared, said Losardo.

Residents are asked to clear the streets of cars and obstructions such as basketball hoops to help with the cleanup efforts.

"We are doing everything possible to get all of our streets back to normal again," said Losardo.

The township has launched a form for residents to report streets that remain uncleared and covered in snow. Access the form here.

"Thank you to our DPW for their hard work diligently clearing our roadways," said Losardo. "And thank you to our residents for your patience, consideration and cooperation as our crews worked around the clock to clear our streets."

Watch Losardo's full message below:

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