admin posted on February 09, 2011 09:15
Public Works Crews with the Town of Matthews are applying brine to the major roads and bridges in Matthews.
See below from information from NCDOT.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 9, 2011
Contact: Communications Office, (919) 733-2522
NCDOT READY TO RESPOND TO THREAT OF WINTER WEATHER
Crews are pretreating some roads, bridges and overpasses in advance of forecasted snowfall tonight, Thursday morning
RALEIGH — Parts of North Carolina may see snow late tonight and early Thursday. In order to help keep motorists safe, some N.C. Department of Transportation crews are spraying salt brine on roads as tonight’s storm moves in. Salt brine is a salt and water solution that helps prevent ice from bonding to the pavement.
NCDOT maintenance workers also have plows ready to push any snow that accumulates off the roads and to spread salt on slick spots, especially bridges and overpasses. Below is a regional breakdown of NCDOT winter storm preparations:
Western Mountains
The counties in the northwest mountains had some snow accumulation yesterday and will not put any salt down in preparation of this storm. Workers will use plows to clear roads, as needed.
In the greater Asheville area, crews sprayed salt in preparation of the dusting of snow that occurred yesterday. In Rutherford, McDowell and Burke counties crews are spraying salt brine today. Maintenance workers are well-stocked with salt and sand, and will begin plowing if the snow accumulates.
The southern mountain counties are spraying salt brine on highly-traveled primary routes and interstates.
Greater Charlotte Area
Crews in the Charlotte area are brining bridges and overpasses.
Triad
Crews in Davidson and Forsyth counties have crews on standby and trucks are ready if snow accumulation reaches beyond the predicted trace.
Triangle
Crews in the Triangle area will be brining bridges and on standby overnight tonight to address any snow accumulation or icy spots.
Sandhills
Crews in Chatham, Randolph, and Moore counties are applying salt brine on a majority of the primary roads today since they are in the northern part of the sandhills.
Just West and Along I-95
Major primary roads in Cumberland and Harnett counties are being sprayed with salt brine today. They will be on standby tonight and in constant contact with local law enforcement. Crews in Robeson County are spraying I-95 and will monitor U.S. 74.
East of I-95
Crews east of I-95 sent out trucks this morning to put brine on major routes in preparation for the predicted snow tonight. In addition, all bridges and overpasses will be covered. Beaufort, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico and Pitt counties are putting salt brine down on all primary routes today. Salt storage is at capacity and trucks are ready to go with crews working overtime if necessary.
Ferry Division
Travelers are also reminded that ferry service along the coast may be disrupted at routes impacted by the storm. Ferries cannot operate when visibility is poor or snow accumulations cause icing on ferry decks and ramps. Up-to-date ferry information can be obtained by calling 800-BY-FERRY (293-3779) and Press 1 or by following the Ferry Division Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/NCDOT_ferry.
Citizens can obtain travel information in several ways. They can call 511, the state’s toll free information line. They can also visit the NCDOT Traveler Information Web Site at www.ncdot.gov/traffictravel.
NCDOT also offers travel information on Twitter, where citizens can get travel updates, or tweets, for 16 different routes or regions of the state by signing up at www.ncdot.gov/travel/twitter. Another option is NCDOT Mobile, a phone-friendly version of the NCDOT website. To access it, type “m.ncdot.gov” into the browser of your smartphone. Then, bookmark it to save for future reference. NCDOT Mobile is compatible with the iPhone, Android, and some newer Blackberry phones.
For more information on NCDOT’s snow clearing policy please view http://www.ncdot.gov/download/travel/SnowClearingPolicy.pdf.