DENVER — Plows are on standby throughout the Denver metro for the primary snow of the season.
“Now we have the vans prepared. Now we have the drivers prepared. Now we have the supplies prepared, and we’re able to go,” stated Nancy Kuhn, director of communications for Denver’s Division of Transportation & Infrastructure (DOTI).
Kuhn stated the primary crews will arrive at 10 p.m. Friday and assess the circumstances of bridges and overpasses, in addition to different hassle spots.
“We get requested loads, ‘Will you pre-treat the roads?’ Pre-treating is uncommon in Denver,” stated Kuhn.
By Saturday, the plan is to have 45 to 50 plows able to go citywide.
DOTI crews use two supplies to deal with metropolis streets: a liquid deicer and a granular materials. On downtown streets, Kuhn defined you’ll largely see liquid therapy due to air high quality efforts.
“When you have a road with a middle line, that is the kind of road that this plow would go down,” stated Kuhn.
Kuhn added this seemingly isn’t a storm the place residential plows will likely be used.
“We will begin to have a look at it whenever you get to that 5, 6 [inch] vary of snow the place we all know that is going to build up on the streets, not simply fall,” Kuhn instructed Denver7.
DOTI drivers work 12-hour shifts.
In neighboring Arapahoe County, 12 vans are on standby on the town, whereas there are royghly 10 extra out east, in response to a county spokesperson.
The county plan prioritizes main arterials first, adopted by hearth stations and medical amenities.
Supplies to deal with Arapahoe County roads are additionally prepared. The county’s street and bridge operations crew stated the therapy is made up of largely sodium chloride with a mixture of calcium chloride and magnesium chloride. There’s no precise sand in it. The combination will soften snow and ice right down to -20 levels Fahrenheit.
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