Rainy Wednesday could delay NC DOT preparing roads for winter weather

In response to forecasts for winter weather accumulation, the NC DOT began loading brine into tanks. However, the messy Wednesday rain could potentially delay NC DOT crews in preparing for the winter weather accumulation, as rain can wash away brine.
Posted 2/19/2020, 11:55:11 AM

85 ALSO A SMOOTH RIDE ON EITHER

SIDE BETWEEN DURHAM AND

HILLSBOROUGH.

>>> THANKS.

AND WE CONTINUE OUR TEAM

COVERAGE RIGHT NOW WITH KASEY

CUNNINGHAM IN THE STORM

TRACKER.

>> SHE'S NOW LIVE AT THE D.O.T.

YARD IN RALEIGH WITH HOW CREWS

ARE PREPARING FOR THE

POSSIBILITY OF WINTRY WEATHER.

KASEY?

>> Reporter: WE JUMPED OUT OF

THE STORM TRACK SCORE THERE'S A

LIGHT MIST OF RAIN BUT THE

TEMPERATURE IS REALLY DROPPING.

WE'RE NOTICING THAT A LOT OUT

HERE THIS MORNING.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS, WE

REACHED OUT TO THE D.O.T., THEY

ARE ALREADY STARTING TO LOAD

THE BRINE INTO THESE TANKS.

AND THEY ARE PLANNING ON DOING

SOME MORE OF THAT THIS MORNING.

THEY DIDN'T SPECIFY A TIME AND

I'M WONDERING IF THAT'S BECAUSE

OF THE RAIN WE'RE SEEING

TODAY.

THE DECISION TO PRETREAT THE

ROAD HAS MADE 24 TO 48 HOURS

BEFORE A STORM.

SO THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT BUT

THE BRINE IS GOT TO BE APPLIED

WHEN IT'S NOT RAINING.

ACCORDING TO THE D.O.T.

THE RAIN ENDS UP DIE LUTING THE

BRINE AND WASHING IT OFF THE

ROAD.

SO WE'RE WONDERING IF THAT'S

GOING TO DELAY THE PROCESS OF

BRINING THE ROADS FOR THIS

POSSIBLE WINTER WEATHER WE'RE

GOING SEE LATER ON TOMORROW.

SO WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED AND

WE'RE WORKING ON REACHING OUT

TO THEM.

IF THE RAIN IS GOING TO HAVE A

BIG IMPACT ON THE PLANS TO

BRINE THE ROADS.

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