The winter weather has arrived here in northern Nevada, and with that comes the chance for slippery conditions on roadways, especially on bridges.
To help keep drivers safe, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is conducting annual maintenance on its anti-icing system on four different bridges south of Reno, along Interstate I-580.
Along these roadways, NDOT has embedded disks, which rise slightly and spray a solution that reduces the freezing point of any precipitation on the roadways. NDOT crews have conducted annual maintenance on the system since the highway section opened almost 15 years ago…