OKLAHOMA CITY -
Road conditions have the potential to get dangerous overnight and
into the Thursday morning drive.
Salt trucks are
working around the clock on snow routes, making it safer for drivers across the
metro. Oklahoma City street crews have been busy all day salting city streets,
and they'll be working throughout the night.
"We really are
expecting [Thursday] morning to be somewhat of a mess with icy conditions, so
we're planning on that. Hopefully it won't happen, but we're ready if it does,"
OKC spokesperson Kristy Yeager said.
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Those round-the-clock
operations started at midnight with bridges and overpasses, ahead of the snow and
sleet that hit the metro Wednesday morning. Another crew made their rounds at
the salt barn around noon, where more than 9,000 tons of salt are ready to go.
News 9 caught up
with a truck prepping southwest 44th near MacArthur. For now, the city is keeping
a dozen trucks moving along these snow routes ahead of the next round of
winter weather.
"We're concerned
about Thursday morning and Friday morning at this point. We think the weather
is going to warm up enough during the day that we don't see those icy
conditions, but the mornings are going to present a problem, we expect," Yeager
said.
As the road
conditions get more dangerous overnight, city leaders are asking drivers to
allow plenty of time to get to work. Also, be sure to have your cell phone with
you when you head out the door.
Crews with the
Oklahoma Department of Transportation are also out keeping our highways clear
around the state.
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Oklahoma City street crews have been busy all day salting city streets, and they'll be working throughout the night.
