Road crews across region getting ready for high impact winter storm

>>RELATED: High-impact winter storm this weekend

“I hear we are going to get a lot this weekend, so I’m going to hibernate,” Patricia Fields said.

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As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, Clark County Engineer Johnathan Burr said their work will continue for days.

Currently, crews are triple-checking their trucks and equipment to ensure they are ready to go.

“Its not going to be good if this forecast comes to fruition, for a while,” Burr said.

Once the storm hits, Burr said they will have 12 crews out on the roads at all hours of the day, plowing snow.

“Trying to keep the road passable, keep emergency equipment or emergency vehicles so they can get through. Maybe down to one lane, it probably will be during this event,” Burr said. “There’s quite a bit of salt down on the road from you know, the storms earlier this week, that’s not going to hold up. It’s going to be mainlya plowing operation with it being this cold and this much snow.”

He said the crews will use salt, but not until they’re in clean-up mode.

“Problem is, you put down the salt, the snow blows in on the salt, it melts the snow, and that turns to ice. So it’s kind of a double-edged sword,” Burr said.

Fields said she lives out in the country, and those rural roads are difficult to keep clear.

“All of the snow blows across the roads, and the snow plow goes by, and here comes the snow again,” Fields said.

“Its not going to fall and just stay where it’s at. So we’ll be plowing and replowing,” Burr said.

He suggests people stay off the roads during the storm. If you must be out, remember to drive slowly and not too close to a plow truck.

News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.

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