So maybe I owe apology to AP. Hear back from City Manager. State never showed
up to do Main St/71. County failed to plow Asbury and Memorial. City tied up
keeping clear for ambulances and escorting to hospital. So let the state and
county hear about it.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <dfsav...@...> wrote:
>
>
> I tried to leave AP at 2:30 pm today to head back to NY to go to work
> tomorrow and dig out there as well. This is after digging out 3 cars and a
> path around my whole corner property - which btw no one else seemed to do.
>
> Asbury Ave was plowed yesterday and finally bond street in the middle of the
> night. It woke me up and I saw the front loader make a mountain at least 12
> feet high in front of my driveway gates.
>
> Back to trying to leave AP. First I head down Main St to go to the Quick
> Check in BB. Halted at Corlies Rte 33. Main St blocked. A state or county
> road? Turn down Rte 33 and figure go right to GSP. Halted right after
> memorial. All the cars have to back up because we can't get through. A State
> or county main road? Disgraceful. It gets better. Try Asbury Ave. Make it to
> Jimmy's. Fed Ex truck stuck. Back up again. Wander around (go down and back
> up) several streets. Finally make my way back to Memorial. I try Sunset with
> success (but slow). Get to Rte 35 and decide better chance there then go back
> to AP circle and Asbury Ave.
>
> Only 1 lane barely open. Going fine and see southbound traffic stuck behind
> tractor trailers stuck going into Wegmans. We get stuck behind traffic a
> little north. Hoping to turn left at Rte 36 and get to GSP. Get to Rte 36
> intersection around 5 pm. 2.5 hours in car by then. Police won't allow left
> onto Rte 36 (although south bound 35 are allowed to make right).
>
> Continue up Rte 35 north and see southbound traffic backed up for miles.
> Finally can make left onto Shrewsbury Ave (cleared of snow) and within 15
> minutes or so on GSP and sail home.
>
> A usual 45-60 minute trip home to SI takes 4 hours. People here on SI
> complaining about NYC response to snow. But I can tell you that the side
> street I live on is in better shape than I road I traveled on today in NJ
> with the exception of Shrewsbury Ave and Newman Springs Road.
>
> Shame oon the state of NJ, Monmouth County and the City of Asbury Park and
> adjoining shore towns. The amount of money spent on public works and pensions
> and the level of response is disgraceful. I am paying almost $12K in taxes in
> NJ and I am being robbed.
>
> The main routes (33, 71, 35) should have been all completely cleared by today
> with all lanes open. There is no excuse for this.
>
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