It is slow going and slick out on the roads Wednesday morning. A light covering of snow blanketed northern Connecticut overnight. Around 3 a.m., that snow changed to sleet.
It is slow going and slick out on the roads Wednesday morning. A light covering of snow blanketed northern Connecticut overnight. Around 3 a.m., that snow changed to sleet.
Untreated surfaces, like sidewalks, are quite slippery.
Along Interstate 84, traffic is moving slower than usual.
The Department of Transportation was out all night treating the highways, so travel is moving, although there have been accidents.
Professionals who are treating the roads way don't go out if you don’t need to.
A week after getting hit with a storm that caused damage and knocked out power, residents of the Northwest Hills are dealing with another weather system.
The flakes started flying in New Haven around 9 p.m. Tuesday.
The Department of Transportation is using some salt trucks that also use a brine solution that helps the salt stick to the roads when snow or sleet starts to fall.
At the Public Works garage in Waterbury, workers got geared up to his the road.
"They are forecasting 1-2 inches with some freezing rain some sleet some combination of that finishing up with rain right at daybreak right when the buses are running so we've been watching it closely all day long," said Bob Roland, Waterbury Supervisor of Streets.
The Waterbury trucks are loaded with combination of salt and sand.
With rock salt prices sky high, Roland says he has to keep safety and efficiency in mind. "I want to be smart about it because, as you know, salt is close to $75 a ton up from $55 a ton," Roland said. "So my task is to use it smartly and efficiently to make the roads safe."
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