Throughout the city, some intersection signals will be offline due to power outages. Drivers are asked to treat the intersections as four-way stops and proceed carefully, per the announcement.
Police offers are responding to several car accidents and wrecks throughout the city, per the announcement. The city has requested that drivers stay home and off the roads except in the case of an absolute emergency.This is the worst day yet. As the snow slowly melts, we are left with a solid sheet of ice on the roads.
— Round Rock Police (@roundrockpolice) February 18, 2021
Highways, bridges, and overpasses are particularly dangerous.
If a traffic signal is out, treat it as a four way stop.
Officers are responding to multiple wrecks. pic.twitter.com/YxhOo5aOv6
- Traffic updates:
- Old Settlers Boulevard overpass over I-35 is closed.
- Northbound I-35 at McNeil Road has reopened after a wreck involving "a jackknifed 18-wheeler" was cleared from the roadway.
The Texas Department of Transportation's DriveTexas.org website also reported ice and snow on SH 130 and that travel is discouraged because of black ice as well as ice and snow on bridges and overpasses.