News release from INDOT:
INDOT Advising Motorists to be Prepared for Winter Weather Use Caution As Some Drivers Re-Learn Safe Winter Driving Habits
(November 11, 2013) – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is focusing attention on what is likely to be the first statewide winter weather event of the season, and is asking drivers to do the same.
INDOT’s drivers are trained and its salt supplies are stocked for winter operations well in advance of Winter Weather Preparedness Week, which begins Nov. 17. Drivers are asked to promote their own safety and that of others by reducing their speed according to road conditions and increasing the distance between themselves and other vehicles, especially INDOT’s yellow plow trucks.
Current forecasts are tracking rain moving into central Indiana, which is predicted to change to snow as temperatures are expected to drop rapidly tonight through tomorrow. INDOT will continue to monitor multiple developing forecasts, as well as a statewide network of road and bridge pavement sensors, to deploy the needed personnel, equipment and materials ahead of the anticipated changes in precipitation and temperatures. INDOT’s top winter priority is snow and ice prevention and removal to ensure its more than 30,000 lane miles of interstates, U.S. highways and state routes are as safe as possible.
At this time, INDOT’s Indianapolis subdistrict is scheduling 34 drivers at 9 p.m. to patrol roadways and apply anti-icing agents as needed through the Tuesday morning commute hours.
Motorists can plan ahead to safely reach their destinations by staying updated on the latest weather and road conditions. Visit www.TrafficWise.IN.gov or dial toll-free 1-800-261-ROAD (7623) for updated Indiana travel information, including road conditions, road closures, construction information, crashes and other traffic alerts.
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I would like to know when you will be plowing residential area. I live off broadway on
park ave. I would like to know when to move my cars because we have no driveway.
Thank-You.
I would suggest you direct your question to the City of Fort Wayne. You can call 3-1-1 with questions or complaints. INDOT is not responsible for residential streets in the city.