Election
Transportation
BY CASSANDRA JENKINS
BY JOVANNA AGUILAR
Harris County Precinct 3 launches new road de-icing method
*INCUMBENT
U.S. House of Representatives, District 2, Republican Primary
What experiences and quali cations do you believe make you well-suited for this role? My background as a small-business owner, Constitution Coach and grassroots organizer equips me with practical economic insight, a deep respect for our founding principles and a commitment to community engagement. These experiences make me a strong advocate for America First policies and a defender of liberty.
What issue is most critical for your constituents and how do you plan to address it? Government overreach is critical, notably in failing to secure our border. I plan to champion enforcing existing laws, resisting new overreaching legislation and promoting measures that limit government, protect our liberties and end reckless spending.
To combat potentially dangerous roadways this winter season, Harris County Precinct 3 has plans to lay out brine solution that chemically breaks up the ice on the roadways, o cials announced in a Dec. 20 YouTube video. Crews used this new road de-icing method in mid-January amid freezing temperatures, Com- munications Manager Jeannie Peng said, and this is how Precinct 3 roads will be treated in future winter weather events. The details Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey said rather than laying out chat rock as they have done in the past winter seasons, Precinct 3 plans to lay out brine solution. The brine solution was provided by the Texas Department of Transportation through the County Assistance Program at no charge, Peng said. “During the last freeze season, we realized that with the size of our new precinct, we needed to
adapt to be able to cover over 300 bridges and 6,700 lane miles of roadway to keep them open and safe during winter conditions,” Road and Bridge Director Jennifer Almonte said. According to Precinct 3 o cials, while chat rocks provide traction control, brine chemically breaks ice as vehicle weight travels the wheel path on roadways and can be used as pretreatment to prevent ice from forming in the rst place. Did you know? Almonte said brine is cheaper, is applied more quickly, is more environmentally friendly and can be used to pretreat the roadways. During pretreatment rounds, workers spray brine solution around 20 mph while de-icing is sprayed at 5-10 mph to spray a greater volume of brine, Peng said. When de-icing is needed, crews run routes until temperatures rise above freezing. “Typically this means that each bridge will be sprayed every 12-24 hours,” she said.
Jameson Ellis Occupation: self-employed
Relevant experience: America First policy supporter, small-business owner, Constitution Coach, grassroots organizer www.jamesonellis.com
A former Navy SEAL, and as your Congressman for [District 2], I’ve been fortunate to have a real impact on nearly every major policy issue— ghting back against COVID[-19] lockdowns, the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, our ght against the cartels, and standing up to [President Joe] Biden’s disastrous border policies and regulatory agenda.
We are facing a crisis of record numbers of illegal immigrants crossing our border. Border security, and lack thereof, under the Biden administration, impacts every community. That is why I am pushing for reforms that will stem the ow of illegal immigration and poisonous drugs from entering our country.
Dan Crenshaw* Occupation: U.S. Congressman representing the 2nd District of Texas Relevant experience: U.S. Representative for the 2nd District of Texas; U.S. Navy SEAL; author www.crenshawforcongress.com
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Precinct 3 crews lay brine solution ahead of freezing temperatures to de-ice roads.
COURTESY HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT 3
PORTER 23611 Hwy 59 (281) 354-0733 HUMBLE 19322 US-59 (281) 540-7202
KINGWOOD 1420 Kingwood Dr (281) 359-7115 ATASCOCITA 7034 FM 1960 E (281) 812-3100
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