Brine an important solution to keep roads less treacherous during winter

NCDOT crews are working to keep drivers safe by pouring brine over main roads in the Triangle ahead of an anticipated winter storm.
Posted 1/22/2026, 11:27:14 PM Updated 1/23/2026, 12:00:06 AM

FUTURE CAST COMING UP IN JUST A

FEW MINUTES. OH, BOY. OKAY.

SOME DIRE WARNINGS THERE.

MIKE.

>> YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THE

BRINE TRUCKS OUT IN FULL FORCE.

DOZENS OF THEM HAVE BEEN

TREATING THE ROADS, GETTING

THEM READY. WANT TO GIVE YOU A

REFRESHER ON HOW BRIAN WORKS.

IT WORKS TO MAKE THE REALLY

HARDER FOR THE ROAD TO FREEZE.

IT ACTS AS A BARRIER BETWEEN

THAT FREEZING RAIN AND THE

ROAD. HOPEFULLY MAKING THE

ROADS LESS DIFFICULT TO

NAVIGATE. IT'S JUST ONE OF THE

WAYS THAT CREWS ARE GETTING

READY. WRAL'S CARLY HAYNES

CAUGHT UP WITH LENZ, GREAT

LANDSCAPING CREWS. THEY ARE

EXPECTING TO BE BUSY. CARLY.

>> AND THEY ARE WORKING RIGHT

ALONGSIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION TO KEEP PEOPLE

SAFE. THE DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION'S STARTED

BRINING THEIR ROADS YESTERDAY.

THAT INCLUDES MAIN ROADS LIKE

WADE AVENUE WHERE WE'RE

STANDING OFF OF RIGHT NOW AS

WELL AS INTERSTATE. IT'S

POSSIBLE THEY'RE GOING TO GO

BACK OVER SOME PARTS OF THE

ROAD. IF THERE'S HEAVY RAIN

TOMORROW. BUT AT THOSE ARE THE

PUBLIC ROADS. AS FAR AS THE

PRIVATE ROADS GO, YOU'RE GOING

TO HAVE TO RELY ON SOME OTHER

SERVICES.

>> FOR MOST OF THE YEAR, THIS

LANDSCAPING COMPANY HANDLES

LAWNS AND FERTILIZER THIS

WEEKEND THEY'RE FIELD WILL BE

PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS WERE

SWITCHING TRUCKS BACK UP TO

ALL.

>> PREPARE FOR ICE MELTS.

ALL BRON SNOW, REMOVAL

SERVICES, WHATEVER, WHATEVER

COMES.

>> MY SOLUTION IS THIS

SOLUTION, A MIXTURE OF SALT

AND WATER, THEIR FRONT LAWN

CARE WILL BRIAN AREAS AROUND

LOCAL BUSINESSES STARTING

SATURDAY MORNING TO AVOID

FRIDAY'S RAIN FORECAST. NO ONE

WANTS TO GET HURT. NO ONE WANTS

TO BE OUT OF WORK FOR ANY

EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

SO WE'RE THERE TO ENSURE

THEY'RE OUTSIDE CONDITION.

THEY'RE DOING ONE PART OF

PAVEMENT. PREPARATION.

>> THE DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION IS HANDLING

INTERSTATES AND MAIN ROADS

COVERING 6,000 MILES IN TOTAL.

THIS IS AN EVENT WHERE THAN

MOTHER NATURE IS GOING TO HELP

ANYTHING ELSE. SO IT'S REALLY

GOING TO BE US AS SERIOUS ICE

STORM NOT TO BE TAKEN WITH A

GRAIN OF SALT, BUT TRUCKLOADS

OF IT.

>> AND THE DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION'S REALLY GOING

TO HAVE TO RELY ON SOME TREE

SERVICE CONTRACTORS THAT

THEY'RE BRINGING ON BECAUSE

THEY SAY THE ACCUMULATION OF

ICE COULDN'T REALLY WARRANT

ITSELF TO BRING SOME TREES DOWN

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