As wintry weather begins to take its toll on North Texas once more, the City of Fort Worth has begun its own preparations.
Currently, under a winter storm warning, the National Weather Service has warned of potential ice and sleet in the coming days. Given the inevitable effect that this will have on roads, the city announced via a notice that "road crews will go on call for 12-hour shifts beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday."
"When the ground is cold enough for precipitation to stick, and the forecast calls for ice, snow, sleet or freezing rain, sanding crews are placed on standby," the announcement says.
It goes on to say that "structures such as bridges, overpasses and roadways over culverts are targeted first," however, be wary when leaving your homes as "neighborhood streets will likely not be sanded."
"The City of Fort Worth works in concert with TxDOT and NTTA to ensure that all high-priority roadways are treated," the notice says. "TxDOT focuses primarily on interstate highways, and city crews focus on other roadways. Sometimes the two will overlap. NTTA focuses on treating the Chisholm Trail Parkway."
The city says it has "6,000 tons of sand, 1,500 tons of premixed sand-salt and 250 tons of salt" in stock, and can deploy up to 30 trucks at any given moment.
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