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Tag: Winter Weather War Stories
Roadbuilding
The Coldest Place on Earth and an Antarctic Condition 1 Storm
As I was shoveling my car out from yet another snowstorm and deicing the doors so I didnât have to have my children crawl in through the trunk of the minivan (Yes, Iâve had to have them do that when the motorized sliding doors just would not open), I was trying to think positively â [âŚ]
February 20, 2014
Roadbuilding
My crazy winter weather story
The winter weather this year has wreaked all sorts of havoc throughout the nation. The South and Southwest, which arenât used to the snow and ice, were crippled by the weather with people stuck on the highways for hours and kids being stuck at schools and on buses as road crews tried to deal with [âŚ]
February 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
Winter storms back up Indiana roadways; Crews help southern states without power
During the rough winter weather storms caused by the polar vortex the week after the New Year holiday, snow and ice caused cars to slide off the road, semis to get stuck and some interstates to shut down for hours. According to a News-13 WTHR.com report, the roads were particularly difficult for large trucks because [âŚ]
February 13, 2014
Roadbuilding
From the Roadologist: The Last Word
A call for winter weather war stories, how cool is a minivan and a truck constructed of ice are the featured stories.
February 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: Ohio DOTâs plow operators share their extreme winter weather stories
Continuing our extreme winter weather snow and ice stories coverage, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) shared with Better Roads some of its photos from the extreme winter weather during the polar vortex at the beginning of this month. Much of Ohio was hit pretty hard (I can personally attest to this!), especially the Northwest [âŚ]
January 31, 2014
Roadbuilding
âIce balloonsâ from the TowPlow inventor (PHOTOS)
Bob Lannert, a retired Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) official who worked for the agency for 34 years and inventor of the TowPlow, shared photos he took in February 2007 just south to the Morley, Missouri, TowPlow plant. Morley is near the Missouri Boot Heal in the Banana Belt. According to Lannert, two balloons were [âŚ]
January 29, 2014
Roadbuilding
Extreme winter weather causes massive semi, vehicle pileup (PHOTOS)
Another round of extreme winter weather, including subzero temps and whiteout conditions, has hit some areas of the United States, which is being dubbed by some as âPolar Vortex Part 2.â In Northwestern Lake County, Indiana, more than two feet of lake-effect snow fell in less than 10 hours on Tuesday (Jan. 21), causing white-out [âŚ]
January 24, 2014
Roadbuilding
MoDOT battles winter weather with team of two plows
Check out this video the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Southeast District submitted for our series on âWinter Weather War Storiesâ and snow and ice control. Tony Scholl, senior maintenance worker from the agencyâs Perryville Facility, was driving the tow plow with Jeff Leible, Perryville facility supervisor, following the tractor plow. Perryville is located in [âŚ]
January 22, 2014
Roadbuilding
Submit your extreme winter maintenance stories and photos
With the polar vortex that has made temperatures in the Midwest drop to subzero temps (with the windchill, temps are as cold as -45 degrees Fahrenheit in Chicago and close to -30 in the Columbus, Ohio, area where I am now), this graphic made me laugh. Itâs on days such as these I am grateful [âŚ]
January 7, 2014
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