DPW crews anticipating icy roadways for today’s commute

With a wintertime storm bearing down on the region, DPW
crews throughout the Hudson Valley are getting ready for messy and slippery roadways
today.

Officials
convey to Information 12 that considering that there hasn’t been considerably snow this winter, yards
have lots of salt and sand to distribute along the roadways.

Crews commenced
pre-dealing with the roadways Monday in anticipation of what’s coming later on on this morning, and that
contains putting down special brine combination they use to aid melt snow and ice
when it starts to tumble.

Though 1 to 3 inches
of snowfall is not a great deal, the likelihood of icy roadways could be a genuine
challenge. DPW vans are expecting to be spreading out a great deal of salt and sand
a lot more so than they will be plowing. “The problem at this point is when does it flip over to freezing
rain, sleet and combined precipitation which then will become an ice state of affairs for
us,” states Yorktown Freeway Supervisor Dave Paganelli.

Officials say they are expecting the early morning commute
ought to be usual but that it’s the drive dwelling that will likely be a dilemma. “If you you should not have to be out, do not be out, I
normally feel it’s safer at property if you can find no cause to be on the streets,” says White Plains Freeway
Superintendent Angelo Finateri.

Next: What will vacation circumstances like this night? Steve Teeling aspects peak hours for the wintry mix and when the program will go out on Information 12 at 3 p.m.