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NDOT outlines expanded winter operations, new trucks and real-time route tracking for Nashville
Summary
NDOT deputies told the Transportation & Infrastructure committee they expanded winter service to 80 routes, added dozens of trucks and introduced Samsara real-time tracking to improve accountability and route verification ahead of expected winter weather.
NDOT officials outlined a stepped-up winter operations plan to the Transportation & Infrastructure committee on Dec. 11, describing more routes, added equipment and new technology to improve response during snow and ice events.
Philip Jones, deputy director for the National Department of Transportation, said the department expanded its coverage to 80 routes, adding 387 lane miles and 192 route miles to the winter network. Jones said the department increased truck capacity with 48 salt trucks (including 34 new V‑body trucks), 31 route trucks, 14 standby trucks, two brine tankers and one mobile brine maker. Storage figures cited included about 100,000 gallons of brine, 30,000 gallons of…
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