HOUSTON – Crews are beginning to treat southeast Texas roads Friday ahead of the possibility of a wintry mix this weekend, officials at the Texas Department of Transportation said.
According to tweets from the agency’s Houston District, crews will pre-treat bridges, overpasses and other key areas with a brine mix to help keep ice from forming if a wintry mix happens.
TxDOT Houston District crews will be pre-treating bridges, overpasses and other key spots this morning and will continue throughout the day. We will be spraying a brine mix which will help with deicing in case the Houston area is impacted with ice this weekend. pic.twitter.com/VZNLsjCz38
— TxDOT- HOU District (@TxDOTHoustonPIO) December 29, 2017
Forecasters said rain will fall on New Year’s Eve, and there is a chance that it may mix with freezing rain or sleet before the precipitation ends early Monday.
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State transportation officials said drivers should stay at least 200 feet away from crews working to treat the roads.
Temperatures in the 20s are possible by early Tuesday.