Crime & Safety
UPDATE: SCDOT Winter Weather by the Numbers
The South Carolina Department of Transportation breaks down the resources being used in the Upstate to combat sleet and freezing rain.

Updated: 4:40 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, 2013
More numbers as the South Carolina Department of Transportation continues to work on Upstate roadways:
- 329 Maintenance employees actively involved in road operations
- 896 Tons of Salt (cumulative total)
- 443 Tons of Sand (cumulative total)
- 259,040 Gallons of Salt Brine and CaCl used (cumulative total)
- 144 Equipment In-Use (snow plows, salt spreaders, sprayers and graders)
For updated road conditions Friday night and Saturday morning, check out this site.
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Original report: 2:04 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, 2013
The South Carolina Department of Transportation is working to keep the roads safe for Upstate drivers.
Find out what's happening in Greer-Taylorsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
SCDOT has deployed the following resources in response to the winter storm:
- 321 Maintenance employees actively involved in road operations
- 345 Tons of Salt (cumulative total)
- 90 Tons of Sand (cumulative total)
- 164,670 Gallons of Salt Brine and CaCl used (cumulative total)
- 144 Equipment In-Use (snow plows, salt spreaders, sprayers and graders)
For updated road conditions check out this site.
School was cancelled in both Pickens and Greenville counties Friday morning.
One fatal crash has been reported in the Upstate.
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