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Kentucky State Highway Department ready for snow & ice KYTC trucks were seen yesterday, Tuesday, December 4, 2007, spraying main roads around Adair. The article below explains this pre-treatment By Stephanie Daffron Special ColumbiaMagazine.com story SOMERSET, KY (December 4, 2007) Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) road crews are prepared for the winter weather season in the Somerset area. The Department of Highways District Eight employees have been preparing for the winter season since October. Before the first snowflake falls, all ten (10) District Eight counties, including Adair, are fully stocked with approximately 20,000 tons of salt, 58,000 gallons of Calcium Chloride and 74,000 gallons of brine solution for use during the winter season. All snow and ice removal equipment has been serviced and calibrated to ensure efficient snow and ice removal and the most favorable working conditions for our snow plow operators. District Eight maintains more than 2,000 center line highway miles in Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Lincoln, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell and Wayne Counties. The Cabinets goal is to provide a safe and efficient transportation system for the traveling public throughout the year. Our employees work hard at improving and maintaining our states highways, said Lewis Phelps, Chief District Engineer, District 8. We urge the public to exercise caution and patience when our snow removal equipment is working. Our Maintenance crews work all hours of the night, often spending weekends and holidays too keep our roads clear and safe for travel. For KYTC Maintenance Crews, the winter months are typically the busiest months of the year with our crew members working around the clock many times in unpredictable weather conditions. Snow and ice removal process begins hours before any precipitation with the pre-treatment program. Pretreatment is the process of applying a liquid brine solution to the road surface to prevent the bonding of snow and ice to the pavement. The pre-treatment program provides a better level of service to the public; allows preventative work before a storm; aids in the de-icing process during a storm and thus lessens the potential for traffic accidents. Statewide the Transportation Cabinet has almost 320,000 tons of salt and almost two million gallons of liquid chlorides on hand at numerous locations statewide. The Cabinet will use approximately 1,000 state-owned trucks, more than 175 state-owned loaders, and more than 300 contract snow and ice trucks to keep the roads clear. Condition reports on major routes are available by calling 511 or logging onto the 511 travel and traffic information website at www.511.ky.gov. Road conditions are described in the following manner:
The writer, Stephanie Daffron, is Public Affairs Officer for Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's District 8, Somerset, KY, office This story was posted on 2007-12-05 02:27:31
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