Illinois
Illinois Roads Get Icy. Drivers Jump on Social To Blame Road Crew
Many drivers had been caught off guard as moist roads turned to ice on Thursday night (11/17) all through the Stateline space when temperatures dipped under freezing.
Dozens of automobiles reportedly slid off into ditches and roads all through the night had been treacherous with posts saying that IL-76 was a “sheet of ice” and that each one of Beloit space roads had been unsafe.
One video on social media confirmed a highway coated in a layer of ice inflicting a rubbish truck to slip off and site visitors to be stopped for practically a mile.
Complaints concerning the icy situations turned accountable of highway crews with many questioning why the highway therapies did not start sooner.
“What’s taking place in Belvidere? It’s snowing, roads are slippery, not a speck of salt on a highway,” posted Cameron Schmidt by way of Fb.
Al Tiford chimed in about rising prices of salt and different highway clearing materials saying, “salt is simply going to price extra as winter continues and if we undergo it, and should buy extra, you then will not be blissful then both.”
Belvidere has at all times been dangerous on getting ready roads for a storm. As quickly as you hit County line highway for McHenry County, they had been good, being plowed and salted. Use to go east on a regular basis on Marengo and Woodstock rds. -Brian Lerush by way of Fb
Some posts threw shade at highway crews together with Taisha Hillary Yust who sarcastically responded saying that salting at off occasions will not assist situations. “Good, 3 hours after I am at work, and a pair of hours after the busses are choosing children up, how useful. Now if it was Sunday, they’d be Johnny on the spot absorbing additional time.”
Olga confirmed frustration together with her submit about highway situations saying “identical s*%# occurs yearly, but individuals wish to act model new.”
One good samaritan provided assist to those that did get caught off guard on the icy roads:
If anybody wants pulled out of ditches tonight pm me -Jesse Mitchell by way of Fb
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