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[VIDEO] Division 5 Maintenance Yard, NCDOT, Readies The Salt To Combat Ice

WUNC | By Carol Jackson

Published February 11, 2014 at 1:33 PM EST

Truck being loaded with salt, Craven County (2/11/14)

Here's the scene at the Div. 5 maintenance yard, where salt it being loaded in- preparation for the storm. http://t.co/boUCYXXLC2 #ncwx
— NCDOT (@NCDOT) February 11, 2014

700 trucks, 2,000 employees on the road today. $32 million reportedly spent on last snow storm and preparation for this one.

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Carol Jackson

Carol Jackson has been with WUNC since 2006. As Digital News Editor, she writes stories for wunc.org, and helps reporters and hosts make digital versions of their radio stories. She is also responsible for sharing stories on social media. Previously, Carol spent eight years with WUNC's nationally syndicated show The Story with Dick Gordon, serving as Managing Editor and Interim Senior Producer.

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