About this episode

Becky Allmeroth from the Missouri DOT discusses the challenges faced during the first winter storm of the season.

Every agency has gone through it. Perfect planning for winter, perfect preparation for that first storm, then mother nature sends a curve ball, all the planets line up and all the little things add up to a big thing. That’s what happened December 1st, 2025 to the Missouri DOT in the St. Louis area. Becky Allmeroth, Chief Safety and Operations Officer at the Missouri DOT sets the stage and tells the story and aftermath of this first of the season storm. Sign up for email noti...

People in this episode

Host: Rick Nelson

Guest: Becky Allmeroth

Topics covered

• winter operations
• storm preparation
• transportation safety
• Missouri DOT
• weather events

Keywords

• winter storm
• Missouri DOT
• Becky Allmeroth
• transportation
• safety operations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Missouri DOT

Places: St. Louis

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