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The headquarters has available 10 trucks with spreaders and plows, two graders, two loaders, and three radio equipped vehicles.
Private vehicles available to supplement VDOT equipment include five plow-equipped vehicles, two graders, and a loader. Also available as needed is other miscellaneous equipment such as bulldozers and snow plows.
Before the first storm of this season, the materials stocked at the headquarters near Washington include 1,000 tons of salt and 800 tons of abrasives. These materials are always maintained at a level to ensure an adequate supply for any winter storms.
For this winter, a total of $213, 675 — $132,760 for primary roads and $80, 913 for secondary roads — is allocated. Even if allocations are exceeded, as occurred last year, snow and ice control will continue.
Last year a total of $248,083 — $156,547 for primary roads and $91,536 for secondary roads — was spent in snow and ice control in Rappahannock County.
Last winter a total of 13,367 tons of salt was used in keeping roads open for motorists in Rappahannock County. A total of 1,070 tons of sand was used along with 12,000 gallons of liquid calcium. Salt is effective in melting snow and ice to about 20 degrees and calcium chloride to below zero.
VDOT offers the following advice to motorists:
• Plan ahead. Know what the snow emergency routes are and plan to use them. These roads are cleared first.
• Prepare your vehicle in advance of the inclement weather. Regularly check the battery, antifreeze, windshield wipers, heater and defroster and install snow tires. Have at least a half tank of fuel at all times to allow some reserve fuel in the event you are unexpectedly delayed by weather or traffic.
• Carry jumper cables, an abrasive such as sand or cat litter, flares, a flashlight and a small shovel for use in the event your vehicle becomes stalled or stuck.
• Remember that bridges and overpasses freeze first and may be slicker than road surfaces that are In contact with the ground.
• Make sure that you clean all of the snow or ice off your vehicle, including head and tail lights, before driving.
• Give yourself some extra distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you in case of skids.
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