Indy DPW works around the clock, loads 12,000 tons of salt as snow arrives

INDIANAPOLIS As a winter weather warning moves into central Indiana this weekend, Indianapolis Department of Public Works crews are working around the clock to keep roads safe and residents are hunkering down.

DPW is operating under 12-hour shifts until further notice, according to operations manager Kyle Bloyd. He says crews are prepared to work through the next several days as conditions evolve.

Bloyd says crews will first focus on Priority One roadways which the major corridors that keep the city moving.

Washington Street, Keystone Avenue and streets to hospitals and fire stations, he said, naming critical routes that will see the most attention.

Dense residential neighborhoods will be classified as Priority Two, meaning they will be treated after the main thoroughfares are cleared.