{"id":322723,"date":"2026-11-06T23:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T23:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/322723\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T23:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T23:06:08","slug":"penndot-officials-discuss-winter-preparedness-safety-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/322723\/","title":{"rendered":"PennDOT officials discuss winter preparedness, safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DUNMORE \u2014 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials provided insight Friday on winter weather preparedness and tips for driving safely during storms.<\/p>\n<p>PennDOT District 4 officials say they are prepared for upcoming winter weather. The agency typically uses about 100,000 tons of salt, 60,000 tons of anti-skid material and more than 1.3 million gallons of salt brine each winter, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Kaitlyn Drumheller, Maintenance Services Engineer for PennDOT, discusses winter preparedness and winter hiring on Friday. Nov. 7, 2026 at PennDOT's Dunmore facility. (CHAD SEBRING\/STAFF PHOTO)\" width=\"6016\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/STT-L-PENNDOT-1107-01.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1974628\" \/>Kaitlyn Drumheller, Maintenance Services Engineer for PennDOT, discusses winter preparedness and winter hiring on Friday. Nov. 7, 2026 at PennDOT\u2019s Dunmore facility. (CHAD SEBRING\/STAFF PHOTO)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials discuss officials discuss winter preparedness and winter hiring on Friday. Nov. 7, 2026..(CHAD SEBRING\/STAFF PHOTO)\" width=\"6016\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/STT-L-PENNDOT-1107-02.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1974629\" \/>Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials discuss officials discuss winter preparedness and winter hiring on Friday. Nov. 7, 2026..(CHAD SEBRING\/STAFF PHOTO)<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0 district includes six counties: Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming, Susquehanna, Pike and Wayne.<\/p>\n<p>Officials encourage drivers to slow down and be cautious during winter weather events. They noted that when temperatures drop, there are unexpected events like snowsqualls that can impair vision.<\/p>\n<p>Motorists should not try to pass PennDOT vehicles that are out clearing roads and should provide them with enough space for workers to get the job done.<\/p>\n<p>PennDOT still seeks to hire additional operators, mechanics and welders for the winter season. Those interested may apply at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/agencies\/employment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">employment.pa.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To make traveling safer, PennDOT recommends:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Preparing an emergency kit, including a flashlight, jumper cables, a blanket, bottled water and nonperishable food.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Keeping your gas tank at least half full.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Informing others of where you are going and when you expect to arrive.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Monitoring weather conditions and travel advisories.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Slowing down, and avoiding sudden stops, starts and turns.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Being cautious on bridges, ramps and roads that look wet but may actually be covered in black ice.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Bringing a cellphone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DUNMORE \u2014 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials provided insight Friday on winter weather preparedness and tips for driving&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322724,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[201,182,139,28,178,180,179,181,2155],"class_list":["post-322723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-lackawanna-county","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-top-stories-stt","tag-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}