DelDOT crews continue working as winter storm stretches across the entire state

Crews from the Delaware Department of Transportation are now plowing snow in all three counties, as snow continues to fall across the entire state.
As one snow measuring station near Selbyville is registering 9.4 inches, DelDOT crews continue working, trying to stay ahead of any significant accumulation on the primary roads.

Most primary roads in Sussex are passable, but have a layer of hard-packed snow, so the Level 1 Driving Restriction will remain in place for foreseeable future. For the most part, residents are not travelling unless absolutely necessary and DelDOT officials ask residents to continue to stay off the roads. This plea is not just for their own safety, but less cars on the road means our plow operators can operate their machinery safer and more effectively.

Residents are urged to use the DelDOT app to see real-time traffic cameras, snowfall accumulations and data from automated weather stations, or residents can find this information by visiting the DelDOT Storm Information Center at http://www.deldot.gov/infoCenter/winterStorm//

Because there will be DelDOT plows on Delaware's roads for days to come, DelDOT officials urge the following when encountering snow plows on the roadways:

• Stay behind the snowplow. Don't attempt to pass. The road behind a snowplow is safer to drive on.

• Stay back at least 10 car lengths behind the snowplow, regardless of whether it is plowing or salting. Snow plows don't always travel at consistent speeds. They may need to slow down or speed up to remove snow and ice that has been packed down by traffic.

• Be patient and remember snowplows are working to improve road conditions for your trip. The plow you see may be on its way to an assigned route, be plowing or salting the road you are on, or is about to begin plowing or salting the road.

• Never drive close enough to a plow to be hit by snow and ice, salt or brine spray. Doing so is dangerous and can damage your vehicle.

• Stay alert for snowplows that may be slowing, stopping, turning or pulling over with little warning. They also may travel over centerlines or along road shoulders to improve road conditions.