1/9/14 - The recent snow storm has the Livingston County Road Commission working overtime. Managing Director Mike Craine says the ice and snow storms, as well as fallen trees have had employees working nonstop for the past month. While the intense snowfall had the salt trucks up and running, the cold temperatures rendered them unnecessary until recently. Craine tells WHMI the salt begins to lose its effectiveness once temperatures leave the teens and head below 10 degrees. As temperatures are expected to warm up this weekend, potentially reaching 40 degrees, up to an inch of rain is also in the forecast. Craine says ironically, this becomes problematic due to the residual snow that is still tightly packed on many surfaces. Icy roads are the road commissionâs main concern, causing them to focus on removing the hard packed snow before the rain. (DK)
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