RALEIGH -- Since late Tuesday night, crews with the NCDOT in Raleigh have been standing by ready to tackle the snowfall we'll see today.

In an early morning update, they said they nice weather we had Tuesday was very helpful to finish treating 6,000 miles of Wake County roadways with more than 138,000 gallons of brine. 

Now it's all about waiting for that precipitation to come down. 

That's when the salt and sand process begins to not only melt the snow but to build traction along the pavement. 

DOT's veteran engineer Jason Dunigan says he's optimistic about this winter weather event compared to the one we saw two weeks ago because the temperatures won't be quite as low. 

Because of the additional snowfall expected in Wake County, there’s a specific strategy this time around. 

 “I got 30 trucks staged out around the county loaded and ready to go,” said Dunigan. “These guys… are loaded and ready to go. As soon as it starts falling, we’ll be out there ready to salt and push.”

Travel conditions will get worse once the snow starts to fall and that will continue to build as the day goes on and we see more snowfall.

Tonight will be met with concerns with refreezing and black ice.