We used to sand. TXDOT switched to a brine solution a couple years ago. I Dottie very far from this accident. Video is awful
They’ve been out treating the past week, but it’s never enough. We usually have transitions from rain to sleet to snow, so most pre-treatments get washed away anyway.
People from outside the state have to realize that the DFW metroplex is larger than Chicago and it simply doesn’t make economic sense to maintain hundreds or thousands of trucks and depots for de-icer for the couple of ice events we get yearly. The flip side is, those of us that live here need to chill out a bit and exercise more caution.