FAQ's

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the Road Department decide which roads to clear first?

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Emergency Response Facilities located on County Maintained Roads. Juniper Canyon Fire Sub Station and Powell Butte Fire Sub Station.
Traffic Volumes, Intersections, Hills and Curves.
Availability of manpower and equipment resources

The Road Department will utilize chemical deicer on roads with high volume traffic.  This is required in order to activate the anti-icing agent.  We will also apply this agent with a pre wetting system mounted on our sanding trucks.  This will assist in maintaining the cinders on the road for longer periods of time.
The product will be applied prior to a storm arrival or in the early stages of a storm to prevent snow and ice pack (anti-icing).  Once the anti-icing work is completed, the Road Department will respond to the storm by attempting to clear our maintained roads in order of priority.  Sanding will be applied at intersections, hills, and vertical curves.

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How will the Road Department determine when to use anti-icing and de-icing techniques?

A variety of factors are taken into account when deciding upon a course of action to treat winter roadways.  Product application combinations are chosen after our personnel evaluate many factors including air temperature, pavement temperature, humidity levels, dew point temperatures, exposure to solar radiation, type and rate of precipitation and weather forecasts.
Road Department personnel will continuously evaluate operational treatments before, during and after a storm.  Road treatments and applications will be modified through all phases of a storm based on careful analysis of intensity, duration and type of precipitation.
The Crook County Road Department has taken great pride in providing safe driving conditions for our County Accepted Maintained Roads.  We continually strive to improve our maintenance programs with continued education and research on a daily basis for our current road system.

Remember:
"No road treatment can entirely eliminate the need for increased caution when driving in poor weather conditions. When faced with wet or snowy roads, it is always a good idea to allow additional travel time, to drive at reduced speeds, allow greater stopping distance, install traction tires on your vehicle, check them frequently to ensure that they are inflated properly and maintained in good repair."

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