FAQs

1. How do I get to your office when coming from another area?

Visit our administration building directions page to find directions to the Cape May County administration building from the North, Northwest, and the South.

2. Who do I call for snow removal on a county road?

In a snowbound police or medical emergency please call 911.

Snow removal on a county road during a snowstorm is performed in a planned, organized procedure by the Cape May County Road Department. If a reasonable period of time has elapsed and you feel that you have not received attention, please call the public works department at 609-465-5823 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday - Friday.

3. Who do I call for trash collection?

For all trash collection please call the municipality in which you reside.

4. Who do I call to report a pothole that needs filling on a county road?

If you would like to report a pothole that needs filling on a county road you can call the Cape May County Public Works Department at 609-465-5823 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Report the pothole via our website, citizen request tracker.

If you would like to report a pothole on a state highway in Cape May County, you can call 609-428-6550 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 pm.m Monday through Friday or 609-530-2282 during non-business hours.

5. Who do I contact for brush and/or grass cutting on a county road?

Brush and grass cutting on county roads is performed on a regular basis when the season requires. Should you feel that you have an are that has not been tended please call Cape May County Public Works at 609-465-5823 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

If a situation occurs where a limb or debris falls into the county roadway causing a hazard and it is after hours or on a weekend, please call 609-886-1300 or 609-365-4591.

6. Who do I contact to have a county road swept?

To place a request to have a county road swept please call Cape May County Public Works at 609-465-5823 between the hours of 7 a.m and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

7. Who do I contact to remove a dead animal?

When this situation occurs on a county road you can call the Cape May County Department of Public Works at 609-465-5823 between the hours of 7 a.m and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.