Resources
The New
Jersey Department of Transportation
(NJDOT) is prepared to clear
snow and ice from roadways
statewide. NJDOT fills its
salt and liquid calcium
inventories, fits its trucks
with plows and is ready
to deploy personnel to ensure
motorist safety during the
winter season.
NJDOT maintains 37 remote
roadway weather sensing
stations (RWIS) to help
keep crews informed of
road conditions on the
state highway system. These
stations provide detailed
information on weather
and road conditions in
specific regions of the
state, including air temperature,
humidity, wind speed and
direction and road and
bridge surface temperatures.
The following information
illustrates the scope of
facilities and material
necessary to successfully
combat winter weather on
the 13,295
lane-miles of
highways in New Jersey.
Facilities
Material is housed in 70
salt storage facilities,
49 domars and 21 sheds
at 68 maintenance yards
(including winter-only
yards) statewide.
Materials
Untreated
salt storage
| Capacity
(in tons): |
|
| Statewide: |
164,003 |
|
| North: |
64,701 |
|
| Central: |
56,002 |
|
| South: |
43,300 |
|
| |
|
|
Liquid
calcium storage
| Capacity
(in gallons): |
|
| Statewide: |
716,402 |
|
| North: |
284,200 |
|
| Central: |
253,602 |
|
| South: |
178,600 |
|
| |
|
|
Brine
solution storage
| Capacity
(in gallons): |
|
| Statewide: |
150,703 |
|
| North: |
54,002 |
|
| Central: |
57,501 |
|
| South: |
39,200 |
|
| |
|
|
Preparation
begins for an approaching
winter
storm at an NJDOT maintenance
facility.
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