Lakes District Maintenance (LDM) now has 10 trucks working in the local area throughout the winter to keep the roads clear and safe.

According to LDM operations manager Steve Gailing, three brand new Mack trucks were added to the LDM fleet this year.

LDM鈥檚 jurisdiction is service area 24 which Includes the town of 亚洲天堂 Lake, Houston, Topley, Granisle and Grassy Plains.

The boundary is from Wakefield Road, West of Houston, to Priestly Hill East of 亚洲天堂 Lake.

The boundary also extends North to Babine Lake and South and includes Hwy. 35 and all roads on the Southside.

"The Southside has a compliment of three trucks and two graders."

Gailing said it is the third year running that a graveyard shift will be in operation. 鈥淲e run the graveyard shift to maintain safety on the roads,鈥� he said.

There are three shifts running; a day shift and an afternoon shift, as well as the graveyard shift, so that LDM maintains a constant presence.

鈥淲e have a full crew of 25 working in the 亚洲天堂 Lake to Houston area as well as 10 crew members working at Grassy Plains.鈥�

There are also a number of casual on call crew members standing by if needed.

He went on to say that while this winter, so far, has seen less snow than last year, the crew is focussing on a new strategy to improve road safety.

鈥淲e are applying a pre wet solution,鈥� he said, explaining that the sand or salt goes through a spinner on the plow trucks and then drip nozzles spray a calcium chloride solution through the sand or salt before it is applied to the roads.

According to Gailing, the pre wet solution stops the sand or salt blowing off the roads.

鈥淥ur motto is to attack, not react鈥� he said adding that all of LDM鈥檚 stock piles of sand and salt are fully replenished and ready to go.