The Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Blount County Highway Department are getting their equipment ready to go out in the elements.

Both city and state road crews are gearing up with salt and brine as a winter storm bears down on the Mid-South. In preparation, both parties say they are swamped with meetings as they prepare the wintery mix we’re set to get.

With Arctic air set to settle in Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky over the weekend and into next week, area transportation agencies are prepping the roads.

The city of Dallas is preparing for inclement weather forecasted to hit North Texas this week. The Dallas-Fort Worth area could see three to six inches of snow.