Snow remains in the forecast for the Puget Sound lowlands Friday night and into Saturday.
Local, county and state transportation agencies, including in Renton, are gearing up for any disruptions to road travel or bus travel, although the snow amounts are expected to be relatively low.
And even if the worst doesn’t happen this weekend, a La Nina winter is promising cold and snow in the lowlands and in the mountains.
Here’s where to get information about alerts and other information about Metro Transit bus travel.
Washington State Department of Transportation crews will be on the road ahead of the storm pre-treating areas where ice is likely to form first, such as bridges and ramps, and monitoring changing conditions.
WSDOT has snow plows stationed throughout Western Washington and on Stevens and Snoqualmie passes. Crews in Western Washington have access to more than 195,000 gallons of liquid deicer and a stockpile of nearly 27,000 tons of sand and road salt. Additional snow-fighting equipment, sand, road salt and liquid deicer are stationed on the mountain passes.