As the first freeze and first snowfall of the season approach, it’s important to brush up on winter road safety, especially what to do with your tires.

The Montana Department of Transportation is responsible for 25,000 lane-miles of road across the state, and with the temperatures dropping, they are gearing up for the winter.

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“It just pushes the crews to get the trucks dressed and ready to go, get the sanders into beds and the plow blades on them,” said Mike Warren, asset strategy systems bureau chief for MDT. “So yeah, those areas that are thinking they'll experience snow have at least a number of trucks that are ready to go.”

MDT has over 500 plows that clear roads ac

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