Jersey City towing, ticketing to aid snow removal effort

Front loaders and dump trucks will be out in force in Jersey City all day, clearing the mounds of snow and ice that have piled up from the recent storms.

Parking has been banned on stretches of nearly three dozen roads from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. or until the snow is gone.

Police will go around with the plows and warn people to move their cars. Parking on these streets is permissible if residents are able to move their vehicles when police traveling along with the plows sound their sirens to do so.

"We thank residents for their patience during what has been one of the harshest winters on record," Mayor Steven Fulop said. "With everyone's cooperation, this can be a seamless process that will help improve the mobility of both pedestrians and motorists as well as ease parking conditions."

The city will not ticket or tow most cars left on the street, but officials ask for cooperation from residents to move their vehicles so the work can be done quickly and efficiently.

However, cars that are too close to fire hydrants, located within 25 feet of an intersection or parked too far out in the lane of traffic so as to prevent the passage of plow trucks will be ticketed and impounded.

The roadways include: