SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - With winter weather expected this week, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is already working to keep the roads cleared.
Workers have started a pre-treatment process Sunday according to GDOT Strategic Communications Director Jill Nagel.
"We've applied a brine. It's a saltwater solution, and it helps to keep ice from adhering to the roadway at a lower temperature than 32 degrees," said Nagel.
The solution has already been applied to I-95, I-16, I-516.
GDOT workers are now moving into larger heavy traffic areas like four-lane roadways and state routes that lead to hospitals.
"We want to make sure any emergency vehicles that need to get through during the storm can," said Nagel.
GDOT is advising if you need to use the roads during severe weather, stay at least 100 feet away from salt trucks.
"That gives our crews ample space to do what they're doing to make the roads safer for everyone," said Nagel.
Officials say that because crews will be treating areas as conditions worsen, they are advising drivers to stay home if possible.
"It gives us an opportunity to continue to work on the roadway because once we are dealing with snow and ice we will be putting out salt and gravel to break up that ice."
GDOT also advises that bad ice on the roads can cause downed trees. Should that happen, GDOT says you should not try to remove those trees because they could get caught in the power lines and instead call 911.