St. Louis is gearing up now for the winter storm season.

After a snow and ice storm made it extremely difficult to travel through the city last January , Mayor Cara Spencer laid out some of the city’s plans Thursday for when winter weather returns. They include:

Using new trucks, including four smaller trucks, to plow streets. The small trucks purchased during Mayor Tishaura Jones’ administration could be used on some side streets.

Bidding out for 9,000 tons of salt, which would bring the city’s stockpile up to about 15,000 tons. That would be more than the roughly 12,000 tons used during the January storm.

Pretreating streets about 12 hours before a storm. There are some exceptions, including if the temperature is below 20 degrees – which could freeze the treatment solution.

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