YOCUMTOWN, Pa. – With Pennsylvania and the East Coast facing a double-barreled snow event in the coming days, Governor Tom Wolf met with regional PennDOT executives and equipment operators Sunday to review preparations.
Governor Wolf met with District Executive Mike Keiser, Assistant District Executive for Maintenance Dave Rock, and York County Maintenance Manager Mike Martin at the equipment shed here. The Governor also greeted equipment operators and looked at the equipment and received an update on preparations.
“I came to Yocumtown to visit with the people out on the front lines,” said Governor Wolf. “These are the folks who are out there making sure our roads are as clear and as clean as possible. I urge people to exercise caution over the next few days and to stay off the roads in areas affected by bad weather.”
PennDOT storm managers have been reviewing weather forecasts and assembling crews from the ranks of the agency’s 5,400 equipment operators, who will be working shifts 24-7 during the duration of the winter weather.
“We have been loading salt and starting our patrols and we are ready for these events,” Keiser said.