Although snow is forecast in the area late tonight, Marshall County Highway Superintendent Jason Peters told the Marshall County Commissioners on Monday that crews have been keeping busy during this rather quiet winter season.
“We’ve been berming, ditching and cutting brush at different locations with the crews. We’ve also been patching potholes. Due to the winter that we’re having, that has been pretty extensive. We’re actually going to have to purchase patch now because we ran out of what we made for the winter,” commented Peters.
He said about 250 tons of cold patch material should be arriving this week.
He said gravel roads have also been somewhat of a challenge to maintain this winter with constant action of freezing and thawing. The heavy rain events also wreak havoc on maintenance.
Peters warned that the county may be saving money now on salt, sand and overtime hours, but the weather could turn nasty yet this spring or late in the year.
“Granted we could get through this stretch, but come November it could turn out horrible. We could have a tremendous amount of overtime from that point until the beginning of the year.”
The area could see a snow event tonight and officials urge drivers to take caution on the commute to and from work and school.
