PITTSBURGH — People across Pittsburgh and neighboring communities are preparing for the first significant snowfall of the season.
Channel 11 spoke with officials and residents in different communities to learn how they are getting ready.
Allegheny County
Both the city of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County officials say they have plenty of salt for Tuesday’s snow.
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The city is going to start pre-treating the roads on Monday night.
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The county says it won’t send crews out until the snow starts to fall on Tuesday morning.
“We’re starting winter shifts at 10 p.m. We’ll have 55-60 trucks out overnight with plows and if it becomes a plowable event, obviously we’ll start plowing,” Pittsburgh Deputy Director of Public Works Bill Crean said.
“Please be mindful of where you park. If you have on-street parking, give us enough space to operate. Try to get as close to the curb as possible. Give our drivers as much room within the street as possible,” Pittsburgh Department of Public Works Director Chris Hornstein said.
The city says it has plenty of salt available, as does Allegheny County.
“We will be deploying 20 trucks once the snow starts. We anticipate it to get heavier between 4 and 8 am and that is rush hour so it will be a little dicey out there,” Allegheny County Department of Public Works Director Stephen Shanley said.
A West Mifflin grandmother says she’s concerned about her daughter dropping off her grandson tomorrow morning.
Jo-Anne Krevy of West Mifflin said, “Our daughter works in McKeesport so she’ll be driving and dropping off the baby. So that will be a worry with the traveling and what not.”
City and County officials say it’s a smart move to leave extra time for travel.
“There could be accumulation on the roadways with some ice so we encourage drivers to slow down, take their time leave enough room between them and the vehicle in front of them,” Shanley added.
Channel 11’s Frederick Price also spoke with residents as they made last-minute preparations to get ahead of the storm.
In Lawrenceville, Tom Schoenherr made a quick stop at a hardware store after work.
“I am getting my shovel ready. I do have a little bit of rock salt left over, so I am going to sprinkle that on my steps,” Schoenherr said.
Butler County
PennDOT District 10 in Butler County says crews are ready to hit the roads as soon as snow starts falling.
They say they’ll be able to treat the roads and plow as necessary to make sure tomorrow’s commute is safe.
PennDOT has 45 plow trucks all across Butler County ready to go as snow is expected to fall overnight into the early morning hours tomorrow.
“Knowing that a lot of this is going to fall during rush hour traffic, we’ll try our best to get the crews out there prior to rush hour beginning so we can get that pre-treatment and anti-skid down on the roadways to try to make that morning commute as seamless as possible,” said PennDOT District 10 spokesperson Tina Gibbs.
Washington County
Piles of salt were stacked high at hardware stores across Washington County on Monday, as residents got ready for the first real snow of the season.
Channel 11’s Gabriella DeLuca spoke with some people in the area of West Chestnut Street in the City of Washington.
“I’ve got a husband who knows how to drive in it,” said Beatrice Curtis. “He used to drive a semi, so he knows what he’s doing.”
PennDOT asks drivers to stay off the roads as much as they can on Tuesday.
Westmoreland County
New Kensington officials say the community is prepared for snow.
The city clerk tells Channel 11 that they have 13 street department workers and a full salt shed.
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