Most roads in Mecklenburg, Anson, Cabarrus, Stanly and Union counties are “partially or completely covered in ice,” North Carolina Department of Transportation officials said Sunday.
“The good news is, we see temperatures starting to climb throughout the day today and even into the night,” said NCDOT Division 10 Maintenance Engineer Mike Mariano. “Tomorrow, we will start to see temperatures above freezing before it drops to the single digits Monday night. We will continue to make strides to re-establish our roads in our bare pavement system through the day and into the night.”
Charlotte is one of dozens of major cities affected by a winter storm making its way across the eastern half of the U.S. Weather forecasters expect up to an inch of sleet and around a half-inch of ice in the Charlotte area, with hazardous conditions lasting through Monday afternoon.
NCDOT’s live travel map at drivenc.gov showed no major incidents around midday Sunday, but winter precipitation is expected to continue falling throughout the day…