NDOT, mayor say Nashville is ready for potential 4-inch snowfall
The Nashville Department of Transportation and Mayor Freddie O'Connell say they're ready to respond this week to a potential 4-inch snowfall in Nashville and Davidson County.
Hot on the heels of the storms that pummeled the Southeast and left parts of Middle Tennessee still under a flood advisory, forecasts show a potential for anywhere from 1 to 4 inches of snow in Nashville starting Tuesday evening and extending through noon Wednesday.
The National Weather Service upgraded Middle Tennessee's winter storm watch to a winter storm warning Tuesday, warning of heavy snow along and north of Interstate 40.
In an NDOT news release earlier Tuesday, O'Connell said the major snow event that dropped 4.5 inches of snow on the city about a month ago proves that expanded snow plow routes — to the tune of an additional 800 miles — made a big difference in Nashville's neighborhoods.
"But every winter storm is different, and very low temperatures on Thursday and Friday will make roads more difficult to clear this week," O'Connell said in the release. "Nashvillians still need to stay weather-aware and exercise patience. Our crews will work to clear roads as quickly as they can."
According to the release, NDOT crews have been pre-treating primary, secondary and post-secondary roads since Monday morning and will have completed pre-treating all of the more than 2,475 miles of snow removal priority routes by Tuesday afternoon.
From there, crews will begin loading salt into trucks and prepare to hit the road as soon as the snow begins Tuesday night. The release notes that crews will work in 12-hour shifts throughout the snowstorm until all routes are clear.
"We have 40 snow plow trucks ready with crews to ensure that first responders can get to people and public transit can run safely on any detours," NDOT Director Diana Alcaron said in the release. "We encourage everyone to give our crews plenty of room to work, to stay off roads if possible and if you must travel during the snow, drive slowly and cautiously."
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Nashville DOT, mayor say city is ready for potential 4-inch snowfall
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