Cooper tours NC DOT facility in Raleigh ahead of third winter storm
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>>> STATE TRANSPORTATION
WORKERS WILL BE TESTED FOR THE
THIRD WEEKEND IN A ROW.
THEY WERE IN RALEIGH THIS
MORNING MAKE A SHIRT SUPPLIES
OF SALT AND MANPOWER WILL HOLD
UP.
ADAM OWENS JOINS US WITH WHAT
HE SAW.
>> Reporter: IN JUST THE LAST
HOUR, WE WERE WITH THE GOVERNOR
AT THIS FACILITY.
HE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR
THE D.O.T.
CREWS THAT WORK UNDER HIM.
WE ARE HOURS AWAY FROM THE
ROADS BEING IMPACTED BY THE
LATEST WINTER STORMS.
FOR ANOTHER WEEK, AS YOU
MENTIONED, THE AUSSIE WORKERS
WILL BE ON THE JOB AGAIN AND
WILL BE TESTED.
GOVERNOR ROY COOPER WAS AT THIS
D.O.T.
FACILITY EARLIER IN RALEIGH
TODAY.
HE WANTED TO SEE FOR HIMSELF
THE PREPARATION OF THE CREWS
HAVE MADE.
THESE WINTER STORMS HAVE BEEN A
CHALLENGE FOR THE D.O.T.
THEIR ONGOING STAFFING
CHALLENGES WE SEE ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, ON TOP OF THAT, ABOUT
10% OF THE WORK IS HAS BEEN OUT
WITH COVID.
THE D.O.T.
ALSO WENT THROUGH A LOT OF
THEIR SALT SUPPLY AND LAST
WEEK'S WINTER STORM AND ARE
TAKING EXTRA MEASURES TO MAKE
SURE THEY HAVE ENOUGH THIS TIME
. THAT MEANS CALLING AND MORE
CONTRACTORS TO GET IT OVER.
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY ERIC
GOYETTE IS ASKING THE PUBLIC
FOR PATIENTS AND ALSO SAYS TO
ME PREVIOUS WINTER STORMS SHOW,
THEY CAN GET THE JOB DONE.
>> IT WILL TAKE US A LITTLE
LONGER, AS YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE
PAST.
I THINK IF YOU LOOK BACK TO THE
PAST STORMS, WE HAVE DONE A
GREAT JOB.
OUR TEAMS ARE WORKING HARD.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY
UNDERSTANDS THAT WHAT WE ARE
FACING, AND BE TRANSPARENT
ABOUT THAT.
>> Reporter: ALREADY, D.O.T.
CREWS HAVE BEEN SPREADING BRINE
AROUND THE AREA.
YOU HAVE PROBABLY BEEN ON THE
ROAD AND SEEING THOSE LINES OF
BRINE ON THE MAJOR ROADWAYS.
THEY STARTED ON THE INTERSTATES
AND THE PRIMARY ROUTES OUT
THERE.
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK.
A LOT OF THOSE D.O.T.
WORKERS ARE SLIPPING AS WE
SPEAK RIGHT NOW.
THEY WILL BE GETTING READY FOR
THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENTS AND