ACHD taking on winter operations

POLICE RESPONDEDTO WELL MORE THANA HUNDREDCRASHES ANDSLIDEOFFS FROMFRIDAY INTOSATURDAY....THANKFULLYTONIGHT... MOSTMAJOR ROADS AREBEGINNING TO CLEARUP.REPORTER FRANKIEKATAFIAS IS OUT INMERIDIAN WITHCHECKING ON ROADCONDITIONS .FRANKIE'S HOW'S ITLOOKING OUTTHERE?ADLIBS ABOUT WHATI'M SEEING ASSCOTT MENTIONED,NOTHING IS FALLINGFROM THE SKY RIGHTNOW ...SO NEWSNOWFALL IS NOT ACONCERNHERE.BUT ALL THESNOW WE HAVEACCUMULATED SINCEFRIDAY HAS HAD A-C-H-D EMPLOYEESWORKING AROUNDTHE CLOCK SHIFTSTO KEEP OUR ROADSSAFE.."SO IN THE MOREURBAN AREAS THEROADS ARELOOKING REALLYGOOD, BUT OURCREWS ARE FINDINGTHAT THE AREASTHAT ARE A LITTLEMORE RURAL ARETHE AREAS THATNEED TO HAVE ALITTLE MORETREATMENT SOWE'VE DOUBLED UPON CREWS IN THATAREA."A-C-H-D SAYS THEYHAVE 64 TRUCKSCAPABLE OFTREATING THEROADS, 46 PLOWS TOCLEAR THE ROADSAND PLENTY OFMAGNESIUMCHLORIDE AND SAND/SALT MIXTURE TOKEEP THE ROADSCLEAR, BUT WITHMORE SNOWEXPECTED LATERTHIS WEEK DON'TEXPECTSNOWPLOWS ONYOURNEIGHBORHOODROADS OR SIDESTREETS."WE HAVE APRIORITY SYSTEM ONHOW WE IDENTIFYWHICH ROADS WENEED TO PLOWFIRST."MEANING BUSYROADS, MAJORINTERSECTIONS,OVERPASSES,BRIDGES, HOSPITALS,FIRE STATIONS,SCHOOL, ANDRAILROADCROSSINGS"WE NEED TO MAKESURE THAT PRIORITYONE IS CLEAR.

BYTHE TIME WE WOULDBE ABLE TO GET TOSOME OF THOSERESIDENTIAL ROADSTYPICALLY THEWEATHER HASMELTED MOST OFTHOSE PROBLEMAREAS."A-C-H-D IS ALSOREMINDING YOU TOKEEP YOUR STORMDRAINS CLEAR OFANY DEBRIS ORSNOW PILE UPSDURING THIS WINTERWEATHER"WE DON'T WANTTHAT TO GETCLOGGED.

IF THATGETS CLOGGEDTHAT COULD CAUSELOCALIZEDFLOODING IN YOURNEIGHBORHOOD."THE FORECASTTELLS US THAT THETREASURE SHOULDREMAIN DRY UNTILTHURSDAY.

OURCHIEF SCOTTDORVAL WILL HAVEMORE ON THATCOMINGUP.REPORTING LIVEIN MERIDIAN I'MFRANKIE KATAFIASFOR IDAHO NEWS 6IF YOU AREN'T SUREABOUT THE ROADSON YOUR ROUTE TOWORK OR TO THEGROCERY STORE...YOU'LL WANT TOCHECK CONDITIONSBEFORE YOU TAKEOFF.THE EASIEST WAY?

-JUST GO TO THEIDAHOTRANSPORTATIONDEPARTMENTWEBSITE FIVE ONEONE DOT IDAHO DOTGOV.IT'LL GIVE YOU ROADMAPS ALL OVER THESTATE - AS WELL ASAREAS WHEREDRIVING MAY BEHAZARDOUS.PLUS - YOU CAN SEETHE ROADCONDITIONS FORYOURSELF BY JUSTCLICKING ON THEDOZENS OF CAMERAICONS.THE SITE ALSOSHOWS WEATHERSTATIONS - WHEREYOU CAN GETUPDATEDINFORMATION ONTHE TEMPATURESAND WIND SPEEDS.WE A