VDOT pretreats roads ahead of potential wintry weather Friday
Pretreated roads. (Source: VDOT)
By NBC12 Newsroom | January 7, 2021 at 4:34 PM EST - Updated January 7 at 4:34 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Virginia Department of Transportation Richmond District has been working to pretreat roads ahead of potential wintry weather on Friday.
Thursday morning, crews started preparing equipment and pretreating interstates, primary and high volume secondary routes in the southern part of the district with a saltwater brine to prevent ice from bonding with the pavement.
Crews will gather in the southern region by 4 a.m. Friday to work on clearing any accumulation and slick conditions.