UPDATED: DelDOT Continues Prepping State Roads for Wintery Weather Round 2

UPDATED – 01/04/25 – Snow began to fall mixed with rain just before 6pm Friday – but the snow ended around 9pm.  DelDOT crews were out on the roads Friday night treating icy patches – mainly in Sussex and New Castle Counties. 

According to the University of Delaware DEOS Snow Monitoring Network – Bridgeville received just under an inch of snow Friday night with trace amounts recorded in Dagsboro, Stockley/Georgetown, Ellendale, Seaford and Laurel.

Expect DelDOT crews to be back on Delaware roads again Saturday and Sunday again brining the roadways ahead of the larger winter storm expected Sunday night into Monday.  A Winter Storm watch is in effect through 1am Tuesday for Sussex County as well as Caroline and Talbot Counties in Maryland – and until 7am Tuesday for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and Dorchester County. 

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ORIGINAL STORY – 01/03/25 – Snow is in the forecast – both for tonight and Monday – and DelDOT crews have been out on the roads statewide preparing for the nasty weather. Drivers are advised to use caution if you come across a slower-moving brining truck. Brining operations began Thursday but some trucks, especially upstate, remain on the roads. 

Brining is a salt and water mixture used for pre-treating the state’s roads. Unlike straight salt, brine adheres to the road better, and will not be blown away by traffic or high winds.  As the snow begins to fall and accumulate, and throughout a snow event, road salt is used because the salt will adhere to the snow and ice and facilitate melting.

You can see where the plows/brining trucks are throughout the state at the DelDOT website (go to the interactive maps menu and click on the “maps layers” and choose Snow Plow Tracking)