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A chemical de-icing solution is applied to icy spots along local streets Tuesday by Portland Bureau of
Transportation crews.
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Wintery mix begins Thanksgiving week
Despite only officially receiving
0.3 inches of snow a night earlier,
Portland was still feeling the effects
of below -freezing tem peratures
Tuesday.
The Portland Bureau of Trans
portation was transitioning work
crews from snow and ice to cleanup
and routine operations Tuesday.
Earlier, crews de-iced streetcar plat
forms and patrolled known hazard
areas, treating icy spots with de
icing chemical or sand as needed.
When weather is cold like this,
crews continue to take anti-ice mea
sures at night to keep bridges, over
passes, and critical streets in good
condition for transit and emergency
vehicles.
Cheryl Kuck, a spokesw om an
with the Bureau o f T ransporta
tion, said in an advisory that
patches o f ice still rem ain in the
hills and some streets closer to
the C olum bia R iver, and that
crews have been treating these
areas with a de-icing chem ical.
According to weather.com, freez
ing temperatures during the day and
night in the Portland metro area are
likely to last throughout the week,
with more rain expected Thursday,
Thanksgiving Day.
Kuck’s advisory also said that
everyone should be alert for black
ice on streets and sidewalks.
Black ice is treacherous because
it is almost invisible, and it remains
on roadways that do not get direct
sunlight. Bridges, overpasses, tun
nels, and shady spots are most sus
ceptible to black ice, so car drivers,
bicyclists, and pedestrians alike are
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