111716 Snow Prep (MA)

County employees ready themselves for the upcoming snow season by attaching salt spreaders and calcium chloride tanks to the back of county vehicles at the DeKalb County Highway Department on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016 in DeKalb. The solution battles roadway ice to make driving in snowy and icy conditions safer.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com
Gene Capes, left, operates an overhead crane to help guide a Monroe Snow and Ice Control salt spreading machine over to Jeff Morgan to attach to the back of a county vehicle at the DeKalb County Highway Department on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016 in DeKalb. The attachment helps battle roadway ice to make driving in snowy and icy conditions safer.

DeKalb County Highway Department prepares for first snow by attaching calcium chloride tanks