TxDOT treats roads ahead of winter weather

TxDOT treats roads with brine, warns drivers to stay vigilant amid wintry weather
TxDOT began treating heavily traveled roadways in Austin on Monday, spraying brine on the pavement. Brine is a mix of water and salt that prevents ice and snow from sticking to the highway. TxDOT officials are warning drivers that just because the roads are treated doesn't mean they will be passable.
TxDOT Brownwood crews treat roadways ahead of winter weather
With the possibility of winter weather forecast for later this week, TxDOT Brownwood District Crews have started pretreating roadways in the district. Motorists will see  brine spraying trucks across the nine counties of the district—Brown,
TxDOT Waco winter weather operations are underway
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) crews in Waco are mobilizing to begin early brine application on state roads. Crews will be applying brine to Interstate 35, Interstate 14, U.S. and State Highway frontage roads and overpasses on Monday.
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TxDOT says its crews have pre-treated major state roadways like the Loop and I-27, while city streets crews will be out to monitor and respond to conditions starting at 4 a.m.
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According to a press release from TxDOT, all 12 local maintenance offices spent Monday pre-treating bridges and overpasses with brine. They also transformed more than 86 dump trucks into snowplows and added brine tanks and sand spreaders.
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