Usually, crews will not use brine if they expect rain before a snowstorm. Rain can effectively wash away the chemicals and undo any work that crews do to pre-treat the roads. Mark

Nashville and Tennessee roads are brined, the trucks are filled, and crews are on stand-by to take on whatever comes their way tomorrow. As opposed to the winter storm last year, both NDOT and TDOT say the weather this week has been working in their favor,

The plan is new but has been modeled after other cities in Tennessee and around the country, Public Works Director Scott Morgan said Thursday.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Blount County Highway Department are getting their equipment ready to go out in the elements.

The preparations to make our roads safe are already underway. TDOT regional communications officer Mark Nagi shares how the agency is preparing.