TxDOT crews treat roadways ahead of winter weather

  • Highway crew members fill trucks with a brine solution to pretreat roadways. The brine slows the process of ice and snow bonding with the pavement. courtesy photo | texas department of transportation
    Highway crew members fill trucks with a brine solution to pretreat roadways. The brine slows the process of ice and snow bonding with the pavement. courtesy photo | texas department of transportation
    With winter weather expected this week, TxDOT Brownwood District crews have pretreated roadways in the district. Brine-spraying trucks were at work across the nine counties of the district: Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Lampasas, McCulloch, Mills, San Saba and Stephens.Major roadways were pretreated with a brine solution consisting of salt and water to help slow the process of ice ...

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