Marple Township Under Snow Emergency Through Tuesday Afternoon

MARPLE TOWNSHIP, PA — With a winter storm dropping snow and more in the Philadelphia region, Marple Township has declared a snow emergency.

The emergency went into effect at 11 p.m. Sunday and will remain in place until 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Monday's trash collection was only affected by residents who received a notification from the township.

Public Works pre-treated township roads Sunday with salt brine solution. All public works vehicles are plowing and salting road, which will continue throughout the storm and well into the day on Tuesday until all roads are safe to travel. This will take eight to 12 hours to complete.

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Residents are asked to keep as many vehicles as possible off the streets until plowing and salting operations are completed. This is especially helpful for residents living on cul-de-sacs, according to the township.

Residents are also reminded not to clear the end of their driveway until the storm has stopped and the road is plowed curb to curb.

The township seeks to first open one lane of traffic in each direction or every road, then return to plow the snow back to the curb, exposing the storm inlets.