The precipitation has moved out of Louisiana, and none is expected for the next several days. But Rodney Mallett with DOTD says those of you especially in North Louisiana still need to use extreme caution when venturing out onto the roadways.
“The roads are still wet, and it’s going to be below freezing. And that can lead to some dangerous driving conditions,” Mallett warned.
Nowhere is that more evident than on westbound I-20, where stalled 18-wheelers had caused massive backups today. Mallett says this is despite DOTD crews working around the clock to keep roadways as passable as they possibly can.
“We started 12-hour shifts on Thursday, because we were moving our resources to areas where we, based on the forecast, we thought we’re going to get hit first,” Mallett explained.
Mallett says DOTD crews had prepared for this ice storm well in advance.
“We were pretreating and then, as the storm hit the northern part of the state, we’ve just been throwing salt and brine 24 hours a day,” Mallett said.