From the Indiana State Police Drivers should be aware of potentially hazardous conditions on the interstates in Northwest Indiana. Road conditions; specifically I-80/94 and I-65 throughout the Lowell State Police District which include the counties of Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Jasper, Pulaski and Starke are snow packed, icy and blown over. Numerous slide-offs and crashes have occurred on these interstates. Throughout the evening and into this morning hours new snow has fallen, with high wind gusts and sub zero temperatures this has made icing/black ice on a large portion of the roadways, bridges, and ramps. INDOT crews have been spreading salt, abrasives etc. throughout this time; but with these conditions this has become extremely challenging to keep up with this weather event. Motorists asked to PLEASE rethink your trip, staying off the roads entirely is the safest option. If you MUST drive today ADJUST your speed for conditions!! Slow down, give yourself plenty of time to get to your destination and be diligent to conditions of the roads. Remember to move over and slow down when you see emergency lights and give INDOT plow trucks room to work. For up-to-date road and weather information, citizens are encouraged to tune to local television and/or radio stations. Another source of information is the National Weather Service; this link crh.noaa.gov/ind/ will take visitors directly to the current Indiana weather information. Citizens may also contact the Indiana Department of Transportation Road and Weather line at (800) 261-7623 or visit the Indiana Department of Transportation website at trafficwise.in.gov.
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 15:06:49 +0000
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