North Carolina Department of Transportation preparing roads for winter weather
You may have seen them on Friday. Crews with the North Carolina Department of Transportation have begun salting and bringing the road for the possibility of snow or ice.John Rhyne with NCDOT said crews began work as early as 4 a.m. on Friday. He reminded drivers to drive slowly and cautiously. He also said if you happen to see crews on the road, to give them plenty of space.►Check road conditions, travel alerts, traffic camerasNCDOT doesn’t expect the storm to be worse than expected, but if things take a turn, they’ll be prepared.Rhyne said, “We’ve got around 115-120 pieces of state equipment to bring in if the event is worse than the forecast. And beyond that, we can call in contractors for a total of around 300 pieces of equipment if needed.”► Check to find out which interstates and secondary roads are cleared for travel here.Rhyne also said that crews would be back out around midnight to monitor the roads.Once again, if you have to be out, be careful and take your time.More weather coverage: Weather Alerts | Closing and delays | Latest weather forecast | Post pictures to the uLocal North Carolina Facebook Group | Traffic information | Report closings and delays | SkyCams | Download the WXII12 News mobile app
You may have seen them on Friday. Crews with the North Carolina Department of Transportation have begun salting and bringing the road for the possibility of snow or ice.
John Rhyne with NCDOT said crews began work as early as 4 a.m. on Friday. He reminded drivers to drive slowly and cautiously. He also said if you happen to see crews on the road, to give them plenty of space.
►Check road conditions, travel alerts, traffic cameras
NCDOT doesn’t expect the storm to be worse than expected, but if things take a turn, they’ll be prepared.
Rhyne said, “We’ve got around 115-120 pieces of state equipment to bring in if the event is worse than the forecast. And beyond that, we can call in contractors for a total of around 300 pieces of equipment if needed.”
► Check to find out which interstates and secondary roads are cleared for travel here.
Rhyne also said that crews would be back out around midnight to monitor the roads.
Once again, if you have to be out, be careful and take your time.
More weather coverage: Weather Alerts | Closing and delays | Latest weather forecast | Post pictures to the uLocal North Carolina Facebook Group | Traffic information | Report closings and delays | SkyCams | Download the WXII12 News mobile app