Officials preparing for snow

The North Carolina Department of Transportation was closed Monday, but trucks were already equipped with plows in anticipation of impending snow fall.

At Wilmington International Airport it was a similar scene as plows got ready to go.

Marvin Foster, ILM maintenance coordinator, said, “If it starts accumulating on the runways, we’ll spread the salts. If that takes care of it we’ll lay low. If it starts accumulating more, that’s when we put the plows on the runway.”

Brunswick County emergency operations officials are urging people to stay off the roads if snow accumulates.

“Stay home unless you have to travel. If you do have to travel, travel safely. Know the roads, know that the conditions are not normal conditions that you’re traveling in,” said Scott Garner at the Brunswick County Emergency Operations Center.

If travel is absolutely necessary the DOT issued a snow checklist for drivers. Clear windows and mirrors; drive slowly and leave space between cars; use caution at bridges and overpasses; and come to a complete stop at intersections where traffic lights are out.

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