DPW talks road conditions after first snowstorm of the year
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis Department of Public Works crews on Monday were battling the elements to keep city streets passable after heavy snowfall blanketed the area.
Auboni Hart, public information officer for Public Works, joined “Daybreak” via Zoom on Monday morning to provide an update. “Our crews were out there Saturday night into Sunday morning to do a lot of pre-treatment work. That looks like getting salt on these roads to try and make it more challenging for that water and snow to freeze. Now our crews are focusing on clearing these roads.”
Despite their efforts, the ongoing snowfall was making it difficult to stay ahead of the storm. “As they are pushing snow out of the way and onto the sides of the road, there is just more snow falling in its place.”…