You might see snow plows on the road on Tuesday. Don’t panic, it’s just practice. Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has a Winter Weather Strike Team that’s made up of field personnel from ARDOT’s statewide maintenance crews. They are scheduled to conduct a training exercise in the central Arkansas area from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 4.
The drill will consist of training drivers, performing equipment checks, road-testing snow plow trucks, and communicating with ARDOT’s Emergency Operations Center which will be activated for the event.
“It is our job to keep our roadways safe, and we take that responsibility seriously,” Michael Kelly, ARDOT Staff Maintenance Engineer, who serves as ARDOT’s Emergency Management Liaison Officer, said. “This exercise better prepares us for winter weather events by helping us to see our strengths and areas that need improvement.”…