Preparing for winter weather travel

For drivers traveling done the Grapevine, a dusting of snowfall is expected arsenic debased arsenic 2,000 feet, nearing roadworthy level.

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The acold temperatures are easing up slightly, but much rainfall and snowfall are connected the way.

"It looks similar the champion accidental of snowfall is going to beryllium aboriginal Thursday morning," said Allison Colburn, a spokesperson with Caltrans District 7.

To hole for that snow, a Winter Weather Advisory volition beryllium successful effect Wednesday greeting for Fresno County and the Frazier Mountain communities.

Caltrans wants to punctual drivers of the imaginable roadworthy hazards erstwhile traveling done treacherous upwind conditions.

"With I-5, we don't licence chains connected that roadway. There's a tiny information of the roadway that is wherever the acme is, and that's wherever we get the bulk of the snow, and that's the information of the roadway that we close," explained Colburn.

The caller tempest connected the mode could bring 8-12 inches of caller snowfall successful higher elevations, and 4-8 inches could autumn supra 3,000 feet.

But for drivers traveling done the Grapevine, a dusting of snowfall is expected arsenic debased arsenic 2,000 feet, nearing roadworthy level.

"Anytime we are projected to get snowfall beneath 4500 feet successful the grapevine area, we nonstop retired our crews, our snowfall removal crews, and they enactment 12-hour shifts," added Colburn.

Snow removal crews dainty the roadway with brine, and if needed, snowplows are lasting by 24/7 to assistance support a wide route.

"The Grapevine has a batch of lanes, truthful it whitethorn look connected the representation similar it's conscionable 1 tiny information of the roadway. You person to support successful caput that determination are respective lanes successful each direction, truthful it takes a batch of clip to get that snowfall disconnected of the roadway," said Colburn.

Caltrans says the champion mode to hole is to entree the Caltrans speedy representation earlier you get connected the roadworthy to presumption the astir up-to-date conditions connected your route.

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