In continued high winds, maintain a patrol to watch for drifting and slick spots, even after the pavement has been cleared. Plow and treat icy buildups with a salt application. During some very low temperature storms with dry blowing snow, salt should not be used. The dry snow may blow off the pavement if no salt is used. Avoid slick conditions from buildup of ice or packed snow by applying a salt application heavy enough to prevent refreezing.
Traffic icing is very dangerous.
Occasionally, under certain weather conditions, a paper-thin sheet of ice forms in wheel paths on a bare pavement even when pavement looks clear. The light ice formation can be deadly. Maintenance operators should be instructed to watch for this condition and to apply salt immediately when it is detected. Get equipment on the road . Once a word of an impending storm has been received and plows are mounted and trucks loaded, get vehicles out of the yard and onto their plowing and spreading sections as soon as possible.