The primary responsibility of the Public Works
Department is to maintain Township roads, right-of-ways, and easements. This includes road
maintenance (e.g. repairs and sweeping), removal of snow, debris, and deer from Township
roads, erecting and maintaining street and traffic signs, replacing driveway pipes, and
maintaining detention basins.
SNOW REMOVAL (SIDEWALKS)
Owners or tenants of any land next to Township public streets must
remove all snow and ice from sidewalks within 12 hours of daylight after snowfall has
stopped. Snow should be kept on the owners property and not moved into the
street so that traffic safety is not impacted. If the sidewalk is covered with ice
that the owners or tenants cannot remove, the sidewalk must be thoroughly covered with
sand, ashes or rock salt within 24 hours after the snowfall has stopped.
Snow that is not removed from sidewalks or ice that is not treated
within the time provided above may be removed or treated by the Public Works Department at
the homeowners expense.
Snow removal from sidewalks is governed by Township Ordinance Chapter 182.
POTHOLES
If
you should come across a pothole on a Bridgewater road, please report it to our Public
Works Department by calling (732) 469-0555 ext.224 or send an e-mail to
publicworks@bridgewaternj.gov and give us the location of the pothole so that we can
repair it immediately. If the pothole is on a county road, call Somerset County at (908)
541-5021. And if the pothole is on a state highway, call the New Jersey Department of
Transportation at (609) 588-6212.
LEAF BAGS
Leaf bags are available to residents in the
fall and may be picked up at Public Works. Township regulations require that leaves be
bagged if they are intended for pick-up by the Township. Leaf bags are available free of
charge at the Public Works Department, usually beginning the third week in October. The
bags are picked up continuously between November 1 and early January, weather
permitting. Only leaves should be placed in the bags. Grass clippings, brush and other
materials will not be picked up. Beginning March 15, you may bring all yard material
to our yard waste site located on Foothill Road behind Costco.
The Director of Public Works, John Langel, can be reached at (732)
469-0555 ext. 221, or by email at publicworks@bridgewaternj.gov.
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