Mahwah Storm Recovery: Report Potholes, Clear Storm Drains

According to township officials, Mahwah is now in “Stage Two” of its recovery process from last week’s snowstorm, and is now asking for residents' help in identifying where in town potholes were left in the storm’s wake.

“Saturday crews cleared sidewalks and opened up heavy traffic intersections from the large piles of snow from plowing,” Mayor Bill Laforet said this weekend.

“We will work through the week to begin to address the growing number of potholes that are out there and those that will certainly appear with the rising temperatures.”

Laforet asked residents to download the ‘Mahwah Delivers’ App to report the location and severity of potholes to the township. The Mahwah Delivers App can be accessed and the mobile version downloaded online. 

“If residents report these potholes by way of the App we will be better equipped to know where they are and get them fixed as soon as possible,” he said.

“Crews will be out tending to those potholes which are the worst. Residents can be our eyes on the street to help us get them filled.”

Laforet also said he was concerned about the warm-up forecasted for later in the week, and the potential flooding that could come with it. He noted that Mahwah DPW crews would be monitoring and clearing storm drains throughout the township, and recommended that residents do the same with drains on their property.

As for the town’s response to the storm, the mayor commended the Mahwah police department, fire department, ambulance corps, Office of Emergency Management, and DPW.

“[Last] week’s snowstorm [was] the largest so far this season,” he noted. “DPW Crews worked throughout the storm to clear the roads,” and emergency responders “all worked throughout the storm without interruption to service."