Although the state’s ice and snow equipment is repaired and replaced each spring before being put in storage, ODOT conducts fine tuning operations in the fall to ensure that every plow, truck, and spreader is road ready before they are needed.  

Throughout October and November, ODOT’s maintenance forces will hold Operational Readiness events in each of the state’s 88 counties, putting each tuned-up piece of equipment through a series of tests.

Both the Marion and Morrow County garages will go through their inspections and testing this morning. Morrow County runs their equipment at 8 AM, with the Marion County garage participating at 10:30 AM.

When the first snow falls, ODOT will have more than 1,700 plow trucks and more than 3,000 drivers ready to clear ice and snow. During the winter, ODOT maintains nearly 39,000 miles of highway which carries approximately two-thirds of the state’s daily traffic. District 6, which includes, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Marion, Morrow, Madison, Pickaway and Union Counties has 162 plows to maintain more than 4,700 lane miles.