In East Chicago, Cline Avenue Bridge, LLC, owned and operated by United Bridge Partners, announces their winter weather preparations are in place. Cline Avenue Bridge has again partnered with veteran-owned company American Veteran Industries for snow removal services. A news release said a fleet of three plow trucks and front loader are kept onsite at the Cline Avenue Bridge operations center, and before a storm, crews apply a brine mixture to ramps and the bridge deck to prevent snow and ice from adhering to the road surface.
When snow starts falling, two plow trucks work in tandem with each clearing one direction of travel while applying ice melt. Plowing and ice melt application continues until snowfall stops. At the end of a winter weather event, any snow accumulation is removed from bridge shoulders by the front loader and another layer of ice melt is applied to prevent refreezing.
“The safety of our customers is and always will be our number one priority, and this is especially evident in our winter preparedness strategy,” said Terry Velligan, general manager of operations at Cline Avenue Bridge. “The level of care and attention that we give to our 1.7-mile bridge assures our customers and emergency personnel a reliable route all winter long.”
To make the upcoming season safe for everyone on the road, the Cline Avenue Bridge reminds drivers to buckle up, drive distraction free, reduce travel speeds and increase following gaps during storms, and not to pass snow removal vehicles working to clear the roadway.