Press release:

The Des Moines Public Works Department has been preparing for the winter weather events being forecasted over the next several days.

Our crews, plows, sanders and anti-ice equipment are ready for deployment should such an event occur, please be on the alert for the city’s equipment on the roads.

Drivers are also urged to be prepared for the potential of black ice and use caution on all roadways, especially bridges and raised roads.

In addition, the city will be introducing a new webpage on the city website that will provide residents with current information about the snow and ice operations being performed by the Public Work crews.

The link to this page is http://www.desmoineswa.gov/snow. “