An incoming winter weather event is expected to affect Nashville and Davidson County starting Friday morning, January 10th. Forecasts predict a potential snowfall of 4 to 6 inches throughout the day and evening. The county is currently under a Winter Storm Watch for Friday.
Despite the uncertainty of weather conditions, the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) is preparing to respond to the potential winter weather impacts on primary, secondary, and post-secondary routes across the county.
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In preparation for the weather, NDOT is pre-treating primary and secondary routes with a brining solution. Post-secondary routes have already been treated. Once pre-treating is completed on Thursday, crews will be on standby to salt and plow roadways as necessary on Friday. Crews will work in 12-hour shifts throughout the event until the routes are cleared.
Mayor Freddie O’Connell has urged residents to keep informed about the weather forecast over the weekend. “We’ve got more snowplows ready to go on more routes than ever before,” said Mayor O’Connell. “My hope is all Nashvillians will stay weather-aware and exercise patience. If we do have a winter storm event, we will be ready.”
Diana Alarcon, Director of NDOT, assured the public that the department is fully equipped to handle any winter weather that may occur in Nashville.
“We have 40 snowplow trucks ready with crews to ensure that first responders can reach people and public transit can operate safely on any detours,” said Director Alarcon. “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.”
NDOT has recently updated its snow removal primary and secondary routes to be more efficient and cover more of the county. This winter, the department will be moving to a post-secondary list rather than call-in requests. Reports can still be made to hubNashville and will be used for data gathering and evaluation to inform response during future winter weather events.
For reporting a non-emergency issue affecting a Metro Nashville street, visit hub.nashville.gov.
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