NCDOT warns of dangers of black ice
Across the Triangle on Friday, highways and side streets were dusted with snow; over 1,000 days in the making creating tough conditions out on the roads.
North Carolina Department of Transportation crews based in Raleigh were out in full force on Saturday covering the entire area.
"It was a good night. Everything went smoothly. We had a few things we had to adjust to. We had a couple of routes closed and we had to adjust," NCDOT Engineer Doug McNeal said. "We were servicing them from we have certain salt, salt stockpile areas and we had a few accidents. We had to change and pull some resources from different counties into sort of some sections."
One of those accidents was a multi-car chain reaction crash from slippery conditions on Interstate 87 near Knightdale.
By Sunday, the snow was cleared out however crews had to focus on the possibility of black ice.
"We're certainly getting into some freezing temperatures. So we need to expect black ice and black ice can be anywhere," McNeal said. 'We generally you see, it in areas that have been shaded and haven't seen the sunlight. And then they thaw and then refreeze, but they can be anywhere."