The District Texas Department of Transportation has prepared for the coming winter storm over the past two days and to help keep roads safer, crews are prepared to spot treat sections of road with Magnesium Chloride and road salt as ice develops.
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A Texas Department of Transportation snow plow sits at the ready for the winter storm passing through the Permian Basin Wednesday afternoon at the TXDOT District Headquarters in Odessa. According to TXDOT District Public Information Officer Gene Powell, road crews have already prepared roads in the Permian Basin with salt water brine spray and are also prepared to treat ice hot spots with a mixture of Magnesium Chloride and road salt to prevent further freezing as hazardous conditions make their way into the region. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American)
A Texas Department of Transportation snow plow sits at the ready for the winter storm passing through the Permian Basin Wednesday afternoon at the TXDOT District Headquarters in Odessa. According to TXDOT District Public Information Officer Gene Powell, road crews have already prepared roads in the Permian Basin with salt water brine spray and are also prepared to treat ice hot spots with a mixture of Magnesium Chloride and road salt to prevent further freezing as hazardous conditions make their way into the region. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American)
Texas Department of Transportation winter operations vehicles sit at the ready for the winter storm passing through the Permian Basin Wednesday afternoon at the TXDOT District Headquarters in Odessa. According to TXDOT District Public Information Officer Gene Powell, road crews have already prepared roads in the Permian Basin with salt water brine spray and are also prepared to treat ice hot spots with a mixture of Magnesium Chloride and road salt to prevent further freezing as hazardous conditions make their way into the region. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American)
A Texas Department of Transportation brine truck sits at the ready for the winter storm passing through the Permian Basin Wednesday afternoon at the TXDOT District Headquarters in Odessa. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American)
Mounds of bulk road salt and road granulate sit in storage as the regional Texas Department of Transportation winter operations division prepares for the winter storm passing through the Permian Basin Wednesday afternoon in Odessa. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American)
