North Texas Road Conditions: NTA Provides Update on DFW Highways Amid Cold Weather

Current Roadway Conditions

• ⚠️ Dallas Baptist University campus is closed due to dangerously cold weather.
• 🛣️ The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTA) is working to maintain one passable lane on roadways.
• 🌨️ Heavy, wet precipitation has clung to the roadways, making it difficult to clear.

Clearing and Maintenance Efforts

• 🚚 Crews are working to push remaining snow and ice off the roads, with improvements expected throughout the day and next couple of days.
• 🚛 Convoys of trucks will be used in some cases to clear roadways.
• ❄️ Crews are applying a deicing mixture, but its effectiveness will be limited by the extremely cold temperatures.

Driving Safety and Awareness

• 🚗 Drivers are advised to be aware that crews will be working on the roadways and to give them room to work for their safety and the crews' safety.
• 🥶 The current conditions are described as a winter alert situation, with physical limits on what can be achieved.
• 🧊 Unlike some storms where sunshine helps melt ice, the current cold temperatures mean melting is unlikely to significantly aid clearing efforts.
• ❓ Drivers should understand that there may be unknown conditions beneath cleared snow and ice.