Water and wind
Maintenance teams use this piece of equipment to clean out drains before and during rain storms.
What is a vactor truck?
These are only allowed between Nov. 1 and March 31 each year.
What are studded tires?
SR 410 crosses both of these mountain passes.
What are Chinook and Cayuse Passes?
It's always a good idea to fill out one of these before you go into the field.
What is a pre-activity safety plan?
During heavy river flooding, our maintenance crews put this piece of equipment on the US 2 trestle.
What is a crane?
We have approximately 105 pieces of this winter equipment in the Northwest Region.
What are snow plows?
WSDOT uses this surplus military equipment for avalanche control.
What are tanks?
Our buildings are closed because they've lost all electricity. The regional administrator asks you to prepare employee notifications using these two primary tools.
What are the employee emergency phone line and email?
This occurs on the SR 520 and I-90 floating bridges when the wind blows at 45 miles per hour for an average of one minute.
What is the wind alarm is activated?
Our maintenance teams apply this before it snows.
What is anti-icer (or liquid anti-icer?)
At 4,061 feet, it's the 9th tallest pass on our state highway system. It's also the site of a popular ski resort.
What is US 2 Stevens Pass?
This consists of a first aid kit, cell phone charger, gas, flashlight, water and snacks, ice scraper, boots/gloves and warm clothing, jumper cables, flares, chains, and perhaps games or music.
What is an emergency car kit?
Just six inches of flood water can do this to your vehicle.
What is stall?
Each plow truck in our region typically must cover this many miles of roadway during a shift clearing snow from the highways.
What is between 40 and 100 miles?
Mountain passes during the winter most frequently close for these reason.
What are collisions?
WSDOT's winter salt supply comes from this country.
What is Chile?
When a windstorm is underway and it's dark outside, you will never find maintenance crews doing this.
What is clearing fallen trees?
When the temperature is below 25 degrees, crews will only apply this material to roads.
What is sand?
This school is located on SR 20 North Cascades Highway and hosts students year-round.
What is the North Cascades Institute?
Plows working together are said to be doing this.
What is tandem plowing?