How tired road crews are battling a second week of winter weather in a row

All of this winter storm prep means back-to-back weekends of long shifts for a lot of the same crews in the Triangle. WRAL's Grace Hayba shows how that work has already started in Wake County.
Posted 1/30/2026, 12:17:00 PM Updated 1/30/2026, 5:25:08 PM

THERE. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS.

WELL, ALL OF THIS WINTER STORM

PREP MEANS BACK-TO-BACK

WEEKENDS OF LONG CHIPS FOR A

LOT OF THE SAME CRUISE IN THE

TRIANGLE. WRAL'S GREAT TABLE

SHOWS US HOW THAT WORK IS

ALREADY STARTED IN WAKE COUNTY.

>> TRAFFIC FOR NOW FLOWING WELL

HERE IN RALEIGH. AND AMONG

THESE CARS, SALT TRUCKS ALSO

MAKING THEIR WAY AROUND,

PREPARING THE ROADS AS CREWS

PREPARE FOR YET ANOTHER BUSY

WINTER WEATHER WEEKEND.

ANYWAY, COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES

LIKE GARNER IN ZEBULON WILL

HAVE A LOT OF THOSE SAME PEOPLE

BACK OUT HERE FOR THIS STORM

JUST LIKE THEY DID LAST

WEEKEND. AND THIS TIME

PREPARING FOR MORE SNOW AND ICE

IS KEEPING THOSE CREWS BUSY

>> WE TAKE A BRIEF PAUSE FOR A

FEW DAY FOR MAYBE A DAY AND A

HALF OR SO. HI AND YOU'RE BACK

UP. SO OUR CREWS ARE HOLDING UP

PRETTY WELL. IT'S IT. YOU TRY

TO MAKE CERTAIN IN THESE TIMES.

YOU'RE HERE.

>> DOING THE WORK THAT YOU NEED

TO DO, THINGS THAT CAN WAIT,

YOU KNOW, LET IT WAIT UNTIL

NEXT WEEK.

>> OFFICIALS SAY ONE OF THE

BEST WAYS YOU AT HOME CAN HELP

THE CREWS THAT WILL BE OUT HERE

DEALING WITH THIS WINTER

WEATHER IS TO STAY HOME, STAY

OFF THE ROADS UNLESS IT'S

ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IN WAKE