ATLANTA (AP) Georgia transportation officials say they've made strategic investments to plan for winter weather.
Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry said in a release Monday that the agency has learned lessons from the impact of winter weather in recent years and invested in additional technology and resources to plan for it this year.
Officials say the department has invested in additional brine making and snow removal equipment, more space to store salt that's needed to melt ice from slick roads and more.
McMurry says more than 1,900 GDOT employees are expected to work during winter weather events this year.
The group includes 10 teams that are expected to treat roads before cold weather arrives and 18 that will travel the state plowing snow and spreading materials to improve traction.
http://accesswdun.com/article/2015/11/350264/gdot-preparing-for-winter-weather