Hurricane Sandy’s damage did not stop at the New Jersey coastline. Evesham Township has been updating residents via social media and their Facebook page on the latest cleanup efforts.
Evesham Township police, fire, EMS and public works personnel responded to more than 100 calls for service with many reports of downed wires, trees and flooding incidents being investigated, handled or passed along to the proper agencies on Oct. 29 according to Evesham Police’s Facebook page.
Currently, there have been no reports of major incidents in Evesham Township or loss of life. Evesham Township offices remain closed along with Evesham Township and Lenape School district schools.
Many businesses remain closed and it is anticipated that they will remain closed or open late, if at all. The State of New Jersey continues to maintain a restricted state of travel and movement should be limited to essential personnel out and about only.
“We still have people without power, we’re serviced by two different electric companies Atlantic City Electric and PSE&G. They both have crews in town. Some of our schools are without power and should be restored by this afternoon,” said Sandy Student president of the Marlton Board of Education. “Public works was out all night clearing the roads and downed trees. Some of the traffic lights in town were out. The fire department was going through community to community street to street to see what their status was.”
Road Closures:
The following is a listed of road closures or blockages due to wires down, trees down or flooding according to the Evesham Township Police page. This list is not all inclusive. The State of New Jersey continues to maintain a restricted state of travel and movement should be limited to essential personnel out and about only.
· Willow Bend Road between Eustace Road and Tomlinson-Mill Road
· Brandywine Drive between Conestoga Drive and West Burgess Road
· North Locust Ave. between E. Cedar and Columbia Drive
· North Cropwell Road between Brookview Circle and West Lincoln Drive
· Arrowhead Drive between Maple Ave. and Schoolhouse Lane
· East Lincoln Drive in the area of Harvest Road
· Evergreen Lane between Spruce and East Cedar Avenue
· Champlain Road between Conestoga Drive and Bellows Lane
· North Elmwood Rd. between Riding Run and Clydesdale
· Brandywine between Snuffbox and Hamilton
· Kettle Run Rd. between Sycamore and Braddock Mill
· Lakeshore Drive and Holly Road
· Bass Road
Traffic advisories:
The following is a list of areas where extreme caution should be used. The road may be passable, but conditions are deteriorated in these areas.
· Tomlinson Mill Rd. at South Elmwood Rd. There is a traffic light out — right turns only from Tomlinson Mill onto Elmwood.
· Rt.70 at ShopRite/Kohl’s Shopping Center. There is a traffic light out — right turns only into and out of shopping center.
· Rt.70 and Locust. The traffic light is currently on flash.
Power outages continue to be wide-spread through the township. Residents in the area of North Locust Ave. and Columbia Drive will continue to experience arcing primary electric wires in the area. This is a very dangerous situation. The area has been secured as we await PSE&G for repairs. Electric crews are not expected to begin repairs until it is safe for them to do so. To report a power outage or downed wires call PSE&G’s Customer Service line: 1 (800) 436-PSEG. If your area is serviced by Atlantic City Electric you will call 1 (800) 833–7476. Also, call 911 for any downed wires.
Evesham Township does not supply emergency generators or oxygen to residents.
The township is advising those currently without power should prepare to be without power for an extended period of time.
Halloween update:
According to the Facebook page, Halloween will be postponed this year due to the recent storm damage and clean up efforts. Currently, there are too many hazardous conditions creating an unsafe environment for children out trick-or-treating in the community..
Halloween has been rescheduled for Friday, Nov. 2 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m.
“This is a great community to live in, people are willing to help one another out, it’s really a great thing. When you look around at our community and see what we did in the face of adversity, it’s just great,” said Student.
