GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The first few days of the week have been busy for Green Bay Public Works.
Operations Director Chris Pirlot says crews were out for much of both Monday and Tuesday morning.
Because of the forecasted ice, Pirlot says they did more than the standard anti-icing of the city’s main roads.
“So we went into residential (streets), and we spread sand. Our sand has a minimal amount of salt in it. So what that salt does is then is it helps melt the surface a little bit.”
Pirlot notes what things were looking like late Tuesday morning, after the sleet and freezing rain had come to a stop.
“Residential streets were slippery, not purely dry but there was some traction, not great but passable. Arterial streets were already starting to melt.”
The operations director says it was an ‘all hands on deck’ effort.
“We have 16 main units and then we have another unit that we’ll send out to take care of bridges and unique spots.”
Due to Tuesday’s above-freezing temperatures, Pirlot expects the roads will be fully back to normal sooner rather than later.
