Road conditions Monday morning

Road conditions and driving trips released by Texas Department of Transportation

As the Texas Department of Transportation continues to monitor and address freezing precipitation and snow on statewide roadways, the agency is asking drivers to stay off all roads in impacted areas. While drivers may think roadways are fine, black ice covered by snow is a hazard and can cause deadly crashes. In the Panhandle and across northern Texas, TxDOT snowplows and de-icing trucks continue to deploy as necessary, and crews will work around the clock to clear roads and assist where needed.
The following is a list of closures/hazards throughout impacted parts of the state. In every area where hazardous conditions exist, TxDOT crews are out clearing roadways as much as possible:

Amarillo – No road closures, but travel is hazardous due to snow and ice; travel is not advised.
Abilene – No road closures; snow on roadways.
Austin – No road closures; light ice on bridges in Hill Country counties.
Atlanta – No severe weather yet; conditions expected; crews on standby and will be pretreating.
Brownwood – No road closures, but travel is hazardous due to snow and ice; travel is not advised.
Childress – No road closures; moderate to heavy snowfall.
Dallas – No severe weather yet; conditions expected; crews on standby and pretreating.
Ft. Worth – No severe weather yet; conditions expected; crews on standby and pretreating.
Lubbock – No road closures, but travel is hazardous due to snow and ice; travel is not advised.
Odessa – The following closure: I-20 at mile marker 100 west of Odessa.
San Angelo – No road closures, but travel is hazardous in the area, particularly Glasscock County, due to ice on the roads.
Waco – No severe weather yet; conditions expected; crews on standby and pretreating.
Wichita Falls – No closures; thin layer of ice on bridges.
Sleet or freezing rain can make driving extremely hazardous. TxDOT advises motorists to avoid driving and stay at home. If motorists must get on the roads, please use extreme caution and remember these safe driving tips:
Reduce speed. Speed limits are based on normal road and weather conditions, not winter road conditions.
Maintain at least three times the normal following distance on snow or ice.
Watch carefully for snow removal equipment and stay at least 200 feet back if you are behind a snow plow.
Use extra caution on bridges, ramps, overpasses and shaded areas as they tend to freeze first.
If you start to slide, ease off the gas pedal or brakes. Steer into the direction of the skid until you feel you have regained traction then straighten your vehicle.
More winter weather safety information can be found at www.txdot.gov – key word: winter driving. Road conditions and traffic updates available on Facebook, www.facebook.com/txdot and Twitter, www.twitter.com/txdot. Road conditions also will be updated frequently on TxDOT’s road condition web page at www.drivetexas.org.
Motorists also can call TxDOT’s toll-free highway condition line at 800-452-9292 for roadway information. For non-emergency roadside assistance, motorists can call the Texas Department of Public Safety at 800-525-5555.
For more information, contact TxDOT Media Relations at MediaRelations@txdot.gov or 512-463-8700.