GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — NCDOT spent Friday preparing and treating the roads for the third weekend of winter weather.
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City crews are out treating the roads and salting the areas they can. The head of the Greensboro snow program, Nathaneal Moore said crews were activated at 5 p.m. on Friday to start plowing and salting the roadways.
"When we activate our snow program, we activate our full staff, so we have an A shift and a B shift. They work 12-hour shifts. So, roughly in the whole program, it's a little over 100 personnel, 50 per shift," Moore explained.
The city of high point also has 14 trucks ready to salt and plow the roads when needed.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2022
6:15 p.m. Make sure to keep an eye out for slick spots and black ice Sunday morning.
4:50 p.m. Part of Cone Boulevard closed due to icy road conditions
9:30 a.m.-- Norm the gnome reporting on this slick snowy Saturday.
9:12 a.m-- Meteorologist Tim Buckley's folks are experiencing the snow much differently.
9:00 a.m. All lanes on I-40 eastbound on Wendover are now back open! Check the article for the latest updates.
8:56 a.m.-- A bitterly cold night with some sun on the way!
8:30 a.m.-- How's it looking out there? Apparently pretty slick!
WFMY's Marissa Tansino's corgi is outside having a blast! This fur baby loves the snow! Can't you tell?
8:15 a.m.-- A little slow-mo snowdrop in action!
7:53 a.m.-- Greensboro Police Department said due to the weather conditions, Interstate 40 eastbound just past Wendover Avenue is currently down to one lane.
7:50 a.m.-- Plow and salt truck crews are working hard to clear the roadways in Greensboro, so you can carry on with your Saturday activities.
7:45 a.m.-- How's your snow-covered Saturday going?
7:30 a.m.-- See you later snow!
6:24 a.m.-- Christain said the roads should be fine by midday! Check out N. Elm Street in Greensboro.
6:15 a.m. -- Tired of it snowing on the weekends yet? Looking forward to 60-degree weather next week?
3:53 a.m. -- Take your time, leave early, and drive slow if you must go out in the snow.
3:48 a.m. -- Look at this snow on 2!
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