Hoboken’s Flood Pumps Worked During Nor'easter, Mayor Says [PHOTOS]

HOBOKEN, NJ — While Hoboken’s new H-5 flood pump helped to keep the western part of the city dry during Monday’s storm, the Hudson River splashed over the bulkhead along Weehawken Cove and filled the tracks in Hoboken Terminal, officials say.

On Tuesday, Mayor Dawn Zimmer released a statement about the storm, asserting that the city’s new H-5 flood pump, combined with its existing H-1 pump, helped to keep western Hoboken dry through the kind of major storm that previously would have flooded the area.

The city shared before-and-after photos of the area near the ShopRite on Madison Street as an example of how the new flood pumps are working.

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Zimmer also offered thanks to the Office of Emergency Management, Police and Fire Departments, Environmental Services, and Construction Office for “making sure we were prepared for yesterday’s storm.”

“But as we saw the river splash over the bulkhead along Weehawken Cove and fill the tracks in Hoboken Terminal, yesterday was also a reminder that we face a real flood risk not just from downpours, but from the river itself – and not only during hurricane season,” Zimmer said.

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The mayor touted the city’s Rebuild by Design project as an important step towards continued storm preparedness, and urged residents to attend the public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the project on March 16.

A flyer with the latest updates on the Rebuild by Design project is available at: http://www.nj.gov/dep/floodresilience/docs/rbdh-newsletter-201701-eng.pdf

For the Rebuild by Design Hudson River project website, visit: http://rbd-hudsonriver.nj.gov.

Photos courtesy of City of Hoboken

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