Crews pretreat Fort Smith streets ahead of winter weather threat [Video]

VOID THEIR EFFORTS. >> OF COURSE, THERE’S A CHANCE THAT SNOW AND ICE WILL NOT IMPACT RIVER, VALLEY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. BUT CREWS HERE AT THE FORT SMITH STREET DEPARTMENT ARE NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES AND SAY PRE-TREATING CITY STREETS IS BETTER THAN DOING NOTHING AT ALL. >> WE’D RATHER BE SAFE THAN SORRY. SO WE’RE GOING OUT AND PRE-TREATING ALL OF OUR STREETS, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES RIGHT NOW, MAKING SURE THOSE ARE SAFE FOR PEOPLE JUST IN CASE. WINTER WEATHER DOES AFFECT OUR AREA. >> FORT SMITH STREET DEPARTMENT CREWS ARE NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES WHEN IT COMES TO THE POSSIBILITY OF WINTER WEATHER IMPACTING CITY STREETS. THEY’VE BEEN OUT SINCE THURSDAY. YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE TRUCKS SPRAYING THE BRINE SOLUTION ON SOME OF THE BUSIER STREETS IN FORT SMITH. TRUCKS ARE ALSO EQUIPPED WITH SNOW PLOWS AND SALT AND SAND SPREADERS, JUST IN CASE …