Miami County road crews were out early to work to clear roads for drivers as the winter storm moved through the Miami Valley. Thanks to a recent expansion, they had even more salt ready to prepare roads for the snow to hit.
County Engineer Paul Huelskamp told News Center 7 that his crews came in at 5 a.m. on Monday to get started on clearing the roads. He had 15 people driving 15 trucks along 15 routes, taking care of every road across the county.
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As shown on our special edition of News Center 7 at 4:00 , Huelskamp explained how long it usually takes to get the routes covered.
“Generally, about four hours. We can get around as long as they’re not too snow-covered and everything,” he said. “So it took a little longer this morning for each gut to get around his route.”…