MoDOT, IDOT working to clear road conditions amidst snow
Road crews on both sides of the river are battling the latest round of winter weather, with MoDOT and IDOT crews working 12-hour shifts to clear roadways and plow snow from the roadway routinely.
ST. LOUIS - Road crews on both sides of the river are out in force Friday morning battling the latest round of winter weather but it is a big challenge as the snow comes down.
MoDOT laid down salt on the roadways to prepare for the snow that moved in overnight. A MoDOT release says crews have been working 12-hour shifts since this past Saturday trying to clear roadways and those 12-hour shifts are continuing Friday morning.
MoDOT says as more snow moves in, its crews will clear major interstates first, then state-numbered and lettered routes, then shoulders.
An IDOT official says that crews have been out Friday morning in anticipation of this round of winter weather. The department has been monitoring the streets and plowing snow from the roadway routinely when needed.
The concern, of course, is how this round of snow is impacting the morning commute. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol's (MSHP) Corporal Dallas Thompson, the department has received several dozens of calls from drivers that have been stranded on the roadways due to the conditions of the road.
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