TxDOT monitoring highway conditions
TxDOT roadway truck — Courtesy Photo
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town
Texas Department of Transportation spokesman Tim McAlvay said that TxDOT crews have been and will continue to keep Texas roadways as accessible as possible during this serious winter weather coming into Texoma.
National Weather Service issued a Storm Warning to be “in effect from (about) 6 p.m. Feb. 2 (today) thru 6 p.m., Feb. 3. Travel may get hazardous… check road conditions often at DriveTexas.org. If you travel, keep flashlight, food, blankets, and water in your vehicle in case of emergency. Drive cautiously,” TxDOT posted on iTwitter.
TxDOT began laying brine on the major roadways, including U.S. Highway 75 running through Van Alstyne, Tuesday, McAlvay said. Motorists who traveling on these roadways may notice a temporary white line on the pavement, and McAlvay said that is the brine. If a major rain washes the brine away, he said, they will then switch over to a de-icing substance.
“Crews are monitoring the weather and the roadways for the next three days,” McAlvay said. “If a driver sees a TxDOT vehicle ahead of them, and it will have lights on,” he added, “Please stay back away from it.” At a press conference Wednesday morning, Governor Abbot said that there are more than 4,000 TxDOT employees keeping watch on all state roadways.
Better said in TxDOT language, “Don’t crowd the plow.”
McAlvay said that he and other TxDOT spokespeople will be using Twitter to keep everyone up-to-date. That Online address is https://twitter.com/TxDOTParis (Paris, Texas, being the main office for the North Texas Departments of Transportation, including the local office in Sherman.
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