SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - It’s September, it’s warm, and Fall officially starts on Monday, but Georgia transportation leaders are already preparing for winter weather.

Georgia Department of Transportation crews recently did a dry run in metro Atlanta, going over routes, salt barn locations, and checking equipment.

A GDOT representative said that we should expect to see winter weather prep runs throughout District Five in late October or early November.

“District Five is comprised of 26 counties in Southeast Georgia. This diverse area encompasses the entire coastal region, which includes Savannah, Brunswick, and the Golden Isles; and extends across to Waycross and Homerville up to McRae, Vidalia, Statesboro and Sylvania,” according to GDOT’s District Map .

There are 300 employees on-call

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