Hurley Road Updates

03/28/2026

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Got to meet this wonderful amazing man and 4 generations of his family today!

BTW he is 99 years young now and enjoying family and his job at Lowes!!

Keep living life to the fullest Mr. Gibbons

Ron Gibbons works three days a week at Lowe's. The 98-year-old veteran tells PEOPLE he likes working with the staff and customers.

03/26/2026

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Our road salt being unloaded in Coeymans after being shipped from Egypt.

03/04/2026

Crews are still out finishing up their routes as temperatures begin to rise throughout the night.
With the road treatment laid down the roads should be in good shape tomorrow morning.

02/22/2026

Hudson Valley Weather Update

HVW Preliminary Snowfall Forecast: Sun 2/22 – Mon 2/23
February 21, 2026 by HVW
Forecast Summary
Timing
…6am to 10am: Light snow showers develop
…10am to 4pm: Periods of scattered snow showers.
…4pm to 10pm : Snow intensifies, becomes heavy from S to N
…10pm Sun to 6am Mon: Heavy snow, rates of 1 to 2″+ per hour
…6am Mon to 12pm Mon: Periods of moderate to heavy snow
…12pm Mon to 6pm Mon: Snow tapers off west to east
Winds & Impacts:
…Winds gusting 20-40 mph by Sunday eve into Monday
…Higher gusts across the higher elevations and areas south of I84.
…Blizzard conditions possible
…Periods of near white out conditions are possible for much of the region
…Blowing and drifting snow (2 to 3 feet+) creating dangerous conditions.
Snow Accumulations:
…Extreme Western Catskills: 4″ to 8″ (?low confidence)
…Western Catskills & Extreme Northern HV: 6″ to 12″+
…Eastern Catskills & Majority of Hudson Valley: 12″ to 18″+
* Snow totals subject to change depending on precise storm track
** Sharp cutoff on western edge, is area of greatest uncertainty
Detailed Discussion
An intense storm is expected to develop off the coast of Virginia on Sunday, and the track of that storm is beginning to come into focus. All week the question was between a more easterly track… that would limit significant impacts to the coastline, and a more westerly track… that would bring significant impacts into the Hudson Valley. Over the past 24 hours, we have seen a unanimous trend westward in the data.
As a result, we have increased our snowfall forecast for the Hudson Valley, to 12″ to 18″+. What this means, is that if the storm takes the current expected track… the majority of the Hudson Valley will see 12″ to 18″ of snow. The reason for the ‘+’ is because we are now beginning to track extreme convective signals in the data, that may cause the storm to be more intense than previously

02/19/2026

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CHIPS Funding from Albany has been flat since Covid (2020)
Prices for Asphalt and stone have increased and Town Budgets can no longer keep up with increased paving costs.
Taxpayers need a break!!

02/19/2026

Hurley Highway Crews did a fabulous job on Main St sidewalk.

Now we're ready for next week's possible Nor'easter.

02/01/2026

Town of Hurley Highway is accepting applications for HMEO.
Must have CDL and equipment operating experience.
Apply online with link below and drop off at 35 Basin Rd West Hurley between hours of 7-2 M-F

01/30/2026

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Here is some food for thought on building half the new Highway garage without heat.

Also without heat you cannot preload trucks with road salt as it freezes and becomes a big block of solid salt that needs to be chiseled out of the body.

01/24/2026

**UPDATE** Wanted to thank everyone for helping our crews during our Sunday/Monday storm.
Cars were kept off the roads and crews worked 33 hours to clear our roads.
This week we are now concentrating on getting them widened to allow normal traffic movement.
Many folks forgot what Mother Nature can unleash on us here in the Northeast. Especially when heavy snow is followed by frigid temps.

Remember the Blizzard of 1996?

Given the predicted enormity of the upcoming storm we very well may need to have vehicles towed.
Crews are planning on coming in at first snow early Sunday and will most likely work thru late Sunday night when the hospital & emergency workers head in on their shifts around 11-11:30. If the snow slows Crews will take respite and get a few hours sleep
and then be back at it between 4-5am to work thru till the snow ends Monday evening and roads are cleared for Tuesday mornings commute.
Personally I'm expecting at least 2 ft of snow.
I've lived and worked in the woods thru the 96 blizzard when we had over 4ft of snow and 2001 when the thermometer did not rise above 0° for over 3 weeks!
It was one way Mother Nature figured out how to keep me quiet, my mustache and beard froze together. :-)

01/23/2026

Starting early Sunday morning and continuing thru Monday 7pm our area could see upwards of 24".
The Governor declared a State of Emergency so please stay off the roads and stay safe while Highway Crews get them cleared

01/21/2026

I feel the need to repost this so all residents understand how difficult you make clearing the roads for the Highway Crews during/after snow events.

In some instances we weren't even able to get thru the road.

For the first time in 9 years as your Highway Superintendent I had to call the UC Sheriffs Office to have car owners alerted to move their vehicles or be towed. This was after repeated attempts to educate residents by leaving notices on their windshields which were ignored.

Please do not park on any town road when a winter storm is eminent.

We really don't want to tow anyone's car, but at some point it may become necessary for the safety of ALL Town Residents.

§ 200-8 Parking prohibited during snow removal operations.
Beginning one hour after the commencement of any snowfall or other precipitation causing hazardous or unsafe roadway conditions requiring attention and treatment by the Town of Hurley Highway Department personnel in the Town of Hurley in Ulster County, and continuing for one day after such snowfall or other precipitation has ended, no vehicles may be parked on Town highways or roads. In order to facilitate roadway treatment operations, any vehicle so parked during such period may be removed therefrom as provided herein.

§ 200-9 Removal of vehicles.
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned within the right-of-way of any street or highway under the jurisdiction of the Town of Hurley in such a way as to obstruct or impede the efficient removal of snow or the effective treatment of slippery conditions on such right-of-way, that vehicle may be removed therefrom. The Town of Hurley shall not be liable for any damage incurred by or during removal or storage of said vehicle.

§ 200-10 Authority to remove.
The Town of Hurley Superintendent of Highways and his or her agent are hereby authorized to arrange for the removal of any vehicles that, in his or her judgment, are in violation of this article. All expenses attendant to that removal shall be borne solely by the owner or owners of such vehicle. The Town of Hurley Highway Superintendent is hereby requested to document and provide to the Town of Hurley Town Clerk all arrangements and procedural agreements instituted with law enforcement agencies applicable to the removal of offending vehicles pursuant to the exercise of this authority.

§ 200-11 Notice of removal; responsibility for redemption.
The Town of Hurley Highway Superintendent shall report the removal of offending vehicles to the Town of Hurley Town Clerk during the first work day following removal. Such notification shall include location prior to removal, all available license information, color, make of removed vehicle and organization contacted to effect said removal. It shall be complete and total responsibility of the owner and/or person having charge of the offending vehicle to contact and make all arrangements, both logistical and financial, regarding the redemption of said vehicle from the organization and/or business currently in possession of same.

§ 200-12 Penalties for offenses.
The only penalties incurred as a result of violations of § 200-8 of this article are the financial impacts resulting from the consequences of such violation (i.e., costs associated with the removal, storage and recovery of offending vehicles).