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San Antonio Road Closures

February 4, 2011 by · Comments Off on San Antonio Road Closures 

San Antonio Road Closures, Road closures were reported in central Texas. In Waco, Lake Shore Drive was closed between the bishop and wooded acres. In Killeen, was young was closed between Veterans Memorial Boulevard and Rancier. In the Temple, the closures included West Adams Avenue, from Westgate Apache Drives; Midway Drive on the hill near Bonham Middle School Charter Oak Drive, under the railway bridge road, South Kegley Road, West Adams Avenue up at Charter Oak Drive, Hickory Drive near the intersection with Stratford Drive. Some streets were closed due to icing Woodway, especially Bosque Boulevard near Loop 340.

Service suspended, schools closed Garbage collection has been suspended from Waco and Temple because of the snow. In Killeen, the collection of residential garbage and trade continued, but the roads with steep slopes or ramps are avoided Friday said city. The containers are not emptied Friday should be left at the curb for collection on Saturday, the city said. Waco Transit was on duty early in the day Friday, but suspended operations in mid-morning. A skeleton crew will be available to transport those who rode buses early Friday. Anyone who needs a homecoming should call (254) 750-1613.

Waco Regional Airport was closed Friday and all flights were canceled. The airport expected to reopen Saturday, subject to improved conditions. At the Killeen Regional Airport, most flights afternoon, starting as planned, as the airport site.

In the Temple, the Summit Family Fitness Center, Community Center Sammons, Sammons Park’s indoor pool and the Wilson Park Recreation Center was closed. Waco-McLennan County Library planned to stay open until 6:00 p.m. Friday. Cameron Park Zoo has been open but will close at 3:00 p.m.

Recreation centers have been opened, but the Cottonwood Creek Golf Course was closed, as was tThe Waco Mammoth site is closed Texas Ranger Museum closed at 11 am However, because of hazardous driving conditions and road closures, it took crews more than usual to respond to outages. Public service officials are also urging all customers to conserve energy on Friday by not washing machines, dryers and dishwashers. Customers are also advised not to thermostats above 68 degrees and turn off all electronic devices when not in use.

Snow hits north Texas, moving west, and the latest snow showers could not end until Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Fort Worth Forney, Denton Duncanville, and most points in the meantime, residents and visitors are Super Bowl-boot deep in some of the worst winter weather to hit the area of memory.

“This is Pittsburgh weather,” said Tricia Caswell, shopping at a Target in Frisco. She arrived in town Thursday to Sunday of Super Bowl XLV at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington (where, yes, the roof is closed).

“We were hoping for a little vacation from the cold,” she said.

Not before Saturday at the earliest, Tricia. The temperature should not rise above freezing until then, when it could reach 40 years.

The latest forecast kickoff is about 40, with moderate winds. All or most of the snow and ice-clogged roads and highways must be melted by then.

But the way this week opted for the Super Bowl partygoers and planners, would be terribly surprised if a tidal wave hit us instead.

Snow this morning – far worse than forecasters had predicted that Thursday night – came after three days of cold, ice storms, treacherous roads, yet cuts, plant closings and mass transit failures common. The snowfall started in most areas around midnight, moving from south to north across the region. The totals vary greatly but are generally farther east. In Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport, the snowfall by official sunrise was 1.8 inches. But people close to Love Field reported receiving more than 4 inches in Richardson, 5 inches, and Kaufman, about 8 inches.

TXDOT

February 4, 2011 by · Comments Off on TXDOT 

TXDOT, Last week was very different states scrambling to fix the roads. There were wrecks and injuries all over the place. Even in hot Texas, there were some very difficult road conditions. TxDOT is urging drivers to stay away from roads. TxDOT is working as hard as they can to bridges and viaducts of sand. These are the most dangerous places you can be. Make sure you avoid these areas if you decide you must go out. TxDOT says they cannot encourage drivers to stay off the roads enough. The spokesman Bob Colwell said that no matter what they did, it is impossible for anything thaw until noon. All ten counties in the region have the same road conditions. Everybody said it was clever and dangerous. I suggest that you listen and keep on TxDOT roads.

Cynthia Northup white helps explain how, exactly, teams will alternate on the roads in the Dallas area. She said that the Dallas District has 16 snowplows, and the District of Tarrant 14. Dallas has two side-line skates and more than 120 pieces of equipment – a mix, “she said, 6 – and 10-year trucks with boxes of spacing, fluid deicing trucks, truck safety, plpows Snow, bladers, and more. These platforms are operating more than 200 workers across the district, which includes an area much: the counties of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Navarro and Rockwall.
Some sites with multiple tracks included the High Five I-30 I-35, Loop 12, Spur 408, I-635, “she said.

“We have already mobilized a lot of our snow and ice of the plans has caused the displacement and targeting of resources (labor, equipment, materials) from other areas such as Amarillo, Atlanta, and Brownwood Childress districts with the resources of Houston, Waco and Distircts Paris. We are trying to mobilize more snowplows in other districts such as Lubbock and Amarillo additional snowplows. The total accumulation of snowplows additonal is 44 (for both districts) with an additional 50 workers. ”
If you do not feel the cold again, you certainly are today. The gel could do for hazardous driving conditions Thursday night or Friday morning commute.

The snow is expected in the country of hills 10:00 p.m. to 2:00. TxDOT trucks are waiting in the city, preparing to ice should turn the sheet of snow. Meanwhile, many drivers are preparing for the worst.

“If it snows, I will not come out. I’ll stay home,” said Sandra Hathaway, a driver from San Antonio.

If snow should stick roads, many drivers plan to do the same.

“I prefer not to drive,” said Lisa Steubing. “But we have to wait and see what my work says about this.”

The Texas Department of Transportation has activated its command post to monitor the weather overnight.

“There is a possibility that snow could actually turn into ice,” said TxDOT spokesperson Laura Lopez. “We want to ensure that we monitor weather conditions, in addition to our bridges and overpasses.”

Forecasters San Antonio could see, at most, an inch of snow on the road Friday morning. Chances are that by moving, however, the roads are just wet. But even that could be dangerous. Wet roads Tuesday morning caused a big wreck platform supported to I-35.

“The worst possible scenario is that we close the roads down,” said Lopez. “But this is not our intention. Our intention is to keep roads open and safe for motorists.”

Staff invites you to drive slowly and take extra precautions on the road.

“Just keep your eyes open and try to be as safe as possible,” said pilot Jacob Leibowitz.

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