THE WEEKEND WINTER STORM HAS BLANKETED THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE FROM ROUTE 36 NORTH TO THE IOWA LINE WITH 7 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND ICE.
ALTHOUGH MODOT ROAD CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE STORM, ROADWAYS ARE STILL COVERED AND MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.
MODOT CREWS WILL CONTINUE PLOWING SNOW USING OUR PRIORITY SYSTEM TO GET THE ROADS CLEARED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
UNTIL THE ROADS ARE CLEARED, MODOT IS URGING DRIVERS TO PLAN AHEAD AND CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.MODOT.ORG/ THROUGH THE TRAVELER INFORMATION MAP. TRAVELERS CAN ALSO CALL MODOT'S TOLL-FREE NUMBER, 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636), TO GET ROAD CONDITION INFORMATION.
MODOT USES A PRIORITY SYSTEM FOR SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL. PRIORITY 1, THE HIGHEST TRAFFIC-VOLUME ROADWAYS ARE CLEARED FIRST, INCLUDING INTERSTATES AND OTHER MAJOR ROUTES. THESE ROADS RECEIVE CONTINUOUS TREATMENT THROUGHOUT A STORM.
PRIORITY 2 IS LOWER-VOLUME, LETTERED OR NUMBERED ROUTES ARE OPENED TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC AND TREATED WITH SALT AT CRITICAL AREAS SUCH AS INTERSECTIONS, HILLS AND CURVES.
AFTER THE ROADWAYS ARE CLEARED, WORKERS CLEAN UP ACCUMULATION ON SHOULDERS, BRIDGE EDGES AND INTERCHANGES.
