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By Barbara LaBoe With one storm behind us and extra at the way, we all know you've got questions about how and whilst we deal with and clean roadways. We've compiled a few of our most often requested questions below. As all the time our precedence is security for our employees and the traveling public. Heavy storms will imply drivers ought to anticipate to be traveling on packed snow and ice and have got to sluggish down and live alert - and believe changing journeys if possible. 1.  How can we live plugged in to forecasts? How can we verify whilst winter climate would possibly be at the way? We track and train for conditions a couple of ways. First, we contract for private, site-specific forecasts to recognize how our roadways might be affected. Our crews can attain out for extra element from the forecasters round the clock. We also work carefully with the National Weather Service equally on forecasts and methods to speak conditions to the public. Our cre...

Preparation key for everyone By Mike Allende Just as we are digging out from the snowfall within the Puget Sound area previous this week, the National Weather Service is predicting one other spherical of snow methods beginning Friday and lasting by means of no less than the weekend that may have an effect on most of our state. Our snow plows are working 24/7 throughout the state to plow and treat highways, and drivers should give them plenty of room to work. On the west side, the forecast is calling for anyplace from an inch alongside the coast to simply several inches at the southwest and northwest interior, to 3-6 inches within the Puget Sound area, to 6 inches or extra within the  mountain passes. Central and eastern Washington also are anticipated to get snow and excessive winds, with blowing and drifting snow and hard visibility a concern. These are simply projections by way of way of the NWS at this point, but it is higher to be secure than sorry. Our crew...