<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3RZr16_0z6F90Pr00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3RZr16_0z6F90Pr00" width="1200" height="600" >PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) -Aroostook County drivers are facing challenging road conditions following recent snowstorms and persistent high winds. Several roadways have been reduced to single lanes or closed entirely due to drifting snow and poor visibility. Across Aroostook County authorities are urging residents to limit travel due to hazardous road conditions, and officials anticipate these conditions will persist into Wednesday morning.Darren Woods, the director of the Aroostook Emergency Management Agency said, “A lot of roads even if they’re open, they’re drifted, and they’re down to one lane. So, you just have to be very careful out there. The issues will continue probably into tomorrow. From what the forecasters are telling me the wind is going to remain until this evening so that’s gonna continue to cause issues with drifting and visibility on many different roads.”Bob Watson, the Maine DOT’s Northern Region Manager said “In everybody’s mind the storm is over because the sun is out and you know it’s a nice sunny day but people need to realize we had a big storm on Thursday we had another big storm Sunday into Monday and the wind has not stopped blowing for 4 or 5 days and all of that light fluffy snow is blowing around and even though its sunny outside and the road you’re driving on might be clear you need to be prepared that there could be snow drifts.”Plow drivers have been working tirelessly to keep roads clear amidst the high winds and drifting snow. Watson said, “We’ve got staff that’s been working since basically noon time on Sunday. You know, rotating people out trying to get them a little bit of rest. The goal today is to regain those lanes that we’ve lost. Most of our plow routes are set up to take an hour to an hour and a half to drive around the whole route and the way the wind was blowing this weekend there were some places 20 minutes after the truck went by it looked like they hadn’t been there just because of the wind. So, that’s the biggest challenge is trying to keep up with how quickly the snow is blowing back into the road.”Woods, “Local and state road crews have been working steady. They are doing the best that they can with what they have. For those that are really interested in ensuring the roads stay open I would just tell them that there’s lots of job openings so if anybody wants to apply and help out, they’d love to have extra drivers but the ones that are out there working are doing the best that they can.” The Department of Transportation expects that snowbanks and drifts will be cleared by the end of the week. Aroostook County residents can find updated road closures at newengland511.org. </div></body>

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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) -Aroostook County drivers are facing challenging road conditions following recent snowstorms and persistent high winds. Several roadways have been reduced to single lanes or closed entirely due to drifting snow and poor visibility. Across Aroostook County authorities are urging residents to limit travel due to hazardous road conditions, and officials anticipate these conditions will persist into Wednesday morning.

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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) -Aroostook County drivers are facing challenging road conditions following recent snowstorms and persistent high winds. Several 

Blowing Snow Causing Road Closures and Restrictions

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