ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Crews are salting the roads on Sunday morning as the Rochester region braces for a major winter storm that’s already hit parts of the country.
All of New York and 36 other states are under a state of emergency due to the storm. Monroe County leaders are asking people to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary. Other local counties, including Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming, have issued travel advisories due to the storm. The counties advise drivers to avoid unnecessary travel, but the roads will remain open.
State, county, and city crews are on standby to plow roads during the storm. Although widespread power outages are less likely, because there isn’t a major risk of ice forming on power lines, crews are on standby across the state to respond to outages. News10NBC has issued a Red Alert for Sunday and Monday. You can see our latest forecast here.
Latest on salt supply
As News10NBC covered in December, rock salt prices have been going up locally amid an increased demand because of an early winter. However, leaders of Monroe County, the City of Rochester, and New York State all say they have enough salt to respond to the storm. Gov. Kathy Hochul says the State Department of Transportation is pre-treating roads ahead of the storm’s arrival.
In Rochester, crews will start plowing the main roads 24/7 once snow starts to fall, says Karen St. Aubin, Director of Bureau of Operations in Rochester. After three inches of snow has fallen, crews will move to residential roadways. Because of the low temperatures, the city plans to use treated salt after the roads are plowed.
“Our salt supply is good. We will continue to get salt right through the weekend. With this kind of temperature, we will use our treated salt, but in the beginning, we are plowing, we’re just getting the snow off the road,” St. Aubin said.
St. Aubin says crews will focus on all areas, but plow main roads first, move to residential areas, then check places such as hospitals and nursing homes.
In Monroe County, individual municipalities, like Rochester or Greece, are responsible for salting and plowing the roads. News10NBC saw crews in Greece load at least seven trucks with salt on Friday
Tracking plows online
Are you looking to see when your neighborhood will be plowed? The City of Rochester has an online tool called “PlowTrax” to track city plows. You can use the interactive map and learn more about it here.
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