ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Missouri Department of Transportation has been preparing for this weekend’s winter weather all week.

Bob Becker, MoDOT’s St. Louis District Maintenance Engineer, held a press conference Friday evening to talk about what the department has been doing ahead of the incoming winter weather.

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Becker said crews were out on Tuesday and Wednesday, pretreating roads in the region, and they will have plow drivers in starting at 10 p.m. Friday.

“Slow down and be careful,” Becker asked of drivers who will be out during the snow. He also asked that people give plows plenty of room to work.

First Alert 4 meteorologists are expecting snow to begin in the St. Louis metro between 3 and 6 a.m. , with the metro likely s

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