RICHMOND, Va. — Drivers can expect to see an increase in maintenance crews prepping interstates, primary and busier secondary routes throughout the weekend, as Central Virginia braces for a winter storm set to hit Sunday evening.
Virginia Department of Transportation’s Richmond District has more than 1,400 pieces of equipment at its disposal to prep the roads with a brine solution and then plow them if needed.
WTVR“We’ll have our 27 area headquarters out in the 14 surrounding counties,” said Austin Anderson, VDOT Richmond’s Infrastructure Manager. “As well as contractor resources, as needed.”
Dominion Energy is also prepping for possible power outages caused by the storm.
“We’ll have hundreds of crews ready to mobilize the second they’re needed,” said Craig Carper with Dominion Energy. “The good thing is, they’re mobile, they can go wherever they need to go depending on the direction of the storm damage.”
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