HOW’S IT LOOKING OUT THERE? WELL, YOU KNOW, YES, WE ARE DEFINITELY LUCKY WHEN IT COMES TO DRIVING CONDITIONS, AT LEAST AT THIS HOUR AS WE DRIVE DOWN I-235 COMING UP TOWARDS THE EXIT TO DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY AND SIXTH STREET HERE, WE CAN SEE THINGS ARE PRETTY OKAY ON THE INTERSTATES. SO IT’S KIND OF WHAT WE’VE BEEN SEEING ALL AFTERNOON AND REALLY ALL DAY, ALL MAJOR ROADWAYS AND INTERSTATES HAVE BEEN CLEAR IN THE METRO. IT’S THOSE LESS TRAVELED SIDE ROADS AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE’VE SEEN. SOME OF THOSE SLICK SPOTS. BUT WE EXPECT MORE WINTER WEATHER TO MOVE IN TO OUR AREA. WE CAUGHT UP WITH ODOT THIS AFTERNOON TO SEE HOW THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE OUR ROADS ARE SAFE TO BE OUT ON. BUT WE’VE SEEN CONDITIONS STEADILY IMPROVE IN THE METRO. ODOT CREWS HARD AT WORK MONDAY AS A BLAST OF WINTER WEATHER MOVED ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND AS WE HEAD INTO ANOTHER DAY OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPS AND ANOTHER STORM ON THE WAY, OKARCHE SAYS THEY WILL BE MONITORING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THEY WILL HAVE CREWS OUT OVERNIGHT CHECKING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE SANDED AND SALTED AND SAFE. AND THE ODOT SPOKESWOMAN SAYS CONDITIONS VARY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. SO IF YOU’RE TRAVELING FAR, MAKE SURE YOU KEEP AN EYE ON THE FORECAST FOR US HERE IN THE OKC METRO, ODOT. WE’LL HAVE CREWS OUT IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE ANY STORM MOVES IN. GIVE OUR CREWS TIME TO GO OUT AND REALLY WORK AND TREAT THAT NEW PRECIPITATION. IT TAKES TIME TO COVER THOSE LARGE AREAS. AND YOU HEARD HER MENTION THOSE TROUBLED SPOTS, THOSE BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUT IN THE MORNING, THEY RECOMMEND, JUST MAKE SURE YOU TAKE THINGS SLOW. MAKE SURE YOU GET TO YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND, OF COURSE, GIVE
ODOT continues to ensure roads are safe to travel on during Oklahoma winter weather
Though the major roads and interstates have been cleared, the side roads and neighborhoods are slick.
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Updated: 10:13 PM CST Jan 30, 2023
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has continued to ensure the roads are safe to travel on during the winter weather in Oklahoma.| MORE | Get ready for ice as another round of winter weather moves into OklahomaThough the major roads and interstates have been cleared, the side roads and neighborhoods are slick."We've seen conditions steadily improve in the metro," said Lisa Shearer-Salim, ODOT spokeswoman.ODOT crews were hard at work Monday as a blast of winter weather moved across Oklahoma. As the state heads into another day of below-freezing temperatures and another storm on the way, ODOT said they will be monitoring conditions throughout the night."They will have crews out overnight checking bridges and overpasses, making sure that they are sanded and salted and safe," Shearer-Salim said.ODOT said conditions vary throughout the state so if you're traveling far, make sure you keep an eye on the forecast. For the Oklahoma City metro, ODOT will have crews out in the early morning before any storm moves in."Give our crews time to go out and really work and plow that new precipitation. It takes time to cover large areas," Shearer-Salim said.| MORE | Oklahoma schools closing, transition to remote learning Tuesday amid winter weatherIt’s a good idea if you have to be out Monday night or in the morning, make sure to take it slow.Top HeadlinesOklahoma County Detention Center announces first inmate death of 2023Man arrested after shooting, killing 20-year-old stepson in Oklahoma City, police saySleet causing hazardous road conditions across OKC metroApartment building evacuated after fire sparks amid freezing temperaturesOklahoma schools close, move to virtual learning Monday due to winter weather conditions
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has continued to ensure the roads are safe to travel on during the winter weather in Oklahoma.
| MORE | Get ready for ice as another round of winter weather moves into Oklahoma
Though the major roads and interstates have been cleared, the side roads and neighborhoods are slick.
"We've seen conditions steadily improve in the metro," said Lisa Shearer-Salim, ODOT spokeswoman.
ODOT crews were hard at work Monday as a blast of winter weather moved across Oklahoma. As the state heads into another day of below-freezing temperatures and another storm on the way, ODOT said they will be monitoring conditions throughout the night.
"They will have crews out overnight checking bridges and overpasses, making sure that they are sanded and salted and safe," Shearer-Salim said.
ODOT said conditions vary throughout the state so if you're traveling far, make sure you keep an eye on the forecast. For the Oklahoma City metro, ODOT will have crews out in the early morning before any storm moves in.
"Give our crews time to go out and really work and plow that new precipitation. It takes time to cover large areas," Shearer-Salim said.
| MORE | Oklahoma schools closing, transition to remote learning Tuesday amid winter weather
It’s a good idea if you have to be out Monday night or in the morning, make sure to take it slow.
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