With the first major snowfall expected to hit Monday night, crews in the Valley are preparing their plows.

Mahoning County is using up to 20 plow trucks if the weather calls for it. Trumbull County preparing up to 24 trucks, Columbiana 15 and Mercer 35.

"We have that practice in place every year where we hire seasonal drivers," said Justin Chesnic, ODOT District 4. "We also have auxiliary drivers, other ODOT employees that do other things at the department but they have their CDL test and can drive a snow plow."

Tri-county engineers told 21 News they are fully staffed with snow plow drivers and as of Monday, COVID-19 is not affecting staffing.

"We disinfect our vehicles at the end of the week," said Pat Ginnetti, Mahoning County Engineer. "Lately our crews have been disinfecting them more frequently just to be cautious."

Crews are getting ready to salt the roads once the snow hits. Tri-county engineers told 21 News they can't pre-treat the roads because of the wet grounds and because the roads deteriorate at a faster pace.

Salt supply not a concern for the area. Trumbull County told 21 News they have 15,000 tons ready to use.

"We may need to order more if we get a bad winter but we did have so much left over from last year because it was such a good year for snowfall," said Bert Dawson, Columbiana County Engineer.

"The weather's talking like the snow's not going to start until around 10 o'clock and with the curfew being 10, hopefully there will be less people on the roads," Ginnetti said.

ODOT wants to remind the public when the snow hits remember to focus on the road, keep your distance from other cars and slow down when needed.