Atlanta weather snow forecast: DeKalb County prepares to clear roads

Trucks are standing ready to clear ice from DeKalb County roads if snow arrives this weekend.

The county announced Thursday has more than 1,000 tons of salt and 1,800 tons of sand available to make the mixture that helps remove ice from slippery streets. Sixteen sand-spreading vehicles are available.

Government employees will work 16-hour shifts if necessary to help make roads safe, according to the county.

The DeKalb Roads and Drainage Division has 110 cots available if employees need to sleep away from home. The county also has prepared bags filled with toiletries, socks and skull caps for winter workers.

“We have put everyone on standby,” said Peggy Allen, county’s associate director for roads and drainage. “We are currently putting crews together to be able to man the roads from Friday through Sunday. We are prepared.”

If temperatures drop below the middle 20s, the county has 1,000 bags of calcium chloride to add to its sand-and-salt mixture to help ice melt faster.

Meteorologist Karen Minton has your Thursday morning weather forecast.

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