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Oklahoma Ramps Up Road Prep for Winter Weather as Oklahoma City Sees Smooth Commute

Officials point to 48-hour pretreatment with brine plus salt-sand as the key to avoiding a repeat of Monday’s black‑ice crashes.

Overview

  • The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is on statewide standby with nearly 2,000 employees, more than 500 multi‑use trucks, and 128,000 tons of salt and sand ready.
  • ODOT says bridges and roadway surfaces were pretreated with brine, with 25 trucks staged specifically for the Tulsa area.
  • Oklahoma City ran nearly 20 trucks overnight to brine overpasses and salt priority routes, and Thursday’s brief snowfall melted quickly.
  • City crews focus on municipal snow routes while ODOT manages the highways, reflecting a divided but coordinated responsibility for road treatment.
  • Crews are applying salt and sand given current temperatures, reserving beet‑juice treatments for about 15–18°F, and ODOT introduced a snow‑plow tracking map for residents.