TxDOT crews responding to winter weather
Jan. 10, 2025, 2 p.m.
AUSTIN – TxDOT crews across the state continue to monitor roadways and respond to trouble spots as needed.
In Amarillo, westbound I-40 opened before noon Friday from Soncy Road to the New Mexico state line. TxDOT officials continue to urge drivers to drive safe and give road crews plenty of room to work.
Teams in other parts of the state are continuing to apply brine on roads to help prevent freezing overnight.
For current road conditions in your area, visit DriveTexas.org.
Jan. 10, 2025, 11 a.m.
AMARILLO — TxDOT crews in Amarillo are working with local and state agencies to aid drivers in both directions of I-40 from Amarillo to the New Mexico state line.
Officials ask that drivers in this area remain patient as crews from multiple agencies are working to help stranded drivers and clear the roadways. TxDOT is urging people to stay off the roadways if possible.
Meanwhile, TxDOT is closing some emergency command centers in its southern districts, while winter weather operations continue in other parts of the state.
In Wichita Falls, crews are working in 12-hour shifts, monitoring roadways and responding to trouble spots as they occur.
TxDOT teams in Waco applied additional brine to I-35 this morning, and crews will pretreat roads again this afternoon across the state as freezing temperatures are expected tonight in some areas.
Crews in Childress cleared roads in the area throughout the night and those activities continue today.
For current road conditions in your area, visit DriveTexas.org.
Jan. 9, 2025, 1 p.m.
AUSTIN - Across the state, TxDOT crews are out on the road to help respond to winter storm Cora. Please give our folks space to work and if you need to drive, remember to slow down, pay attention and check DriveTexas.org to see the latest road conditions.
This is truly a statewide effort as multiple parts of the state are dealing with winter weather conditions as of early Thursday afternoon. Even areas without winter weather are a part of the effort as crews from South Texas are helping in the response in the DFW area.
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:30 a.m.
BROWNWOOD — Crews continue to treat elevated structures and are monitoring roads throughout the area. In Stephens and Eastland counties, crews have begun plowing slush from roads.
Meanwhile in Amarillo, crews are seeing some accumulation on I-27 and I-40. TxDOT is working to keep lanes clear and passable.
Childress is seeing moderate to heavy snowfall. Crews are patrolling and treating roads as needed.
Jan. 9, 2025, 8 a.m.
EL PASO — Crews across the state are working to re-treat roads and monitor areas to watch for winter weather conditions.
In the El Paso area crews are patrolling and retreating roads, including hot spots and higher elevations.
In coordination with Department of Public Safety recommendation, and due to vehicles getting stuck at the Guadalupe Mountain Pass, US 62/180 remains closed from the El Paso County Line to the New Mexico State line.
In the DFW area, crews have trucks ready and staged across the metro ahead of winter weather.
If drivers can, please stay home, but if you need to get on the road please slow down, pay attention and give TxDOT crews space to work, staying at least 200 feet behind trucks. Check DriveTexas.org for the latest road conditions.
Jan. 8, 2025, 4:30p.m.
AMARILLO — More resources are headed to the Metroplex this afternoon.
A 14-member TxDOT team from Amarillo with six snow plows is headed to help respond to winter weather in the DFW area. Employees are working around the clock there, monitoring and pretreating roads.
Amarillo District crews will be joined by other TxDOT crews traveling from other parts of the state, including Corpus Christi, Laredo, and Pharr.
For current road conditions in your area, visit DriveTexas.org.
Jan. 8, 2025, 2:10 p.m.
AUSTIN — Emergency operations centers have been opened in most TxDOT areas as the state readies for winter weather.
TxDOT crews from Laredo are going to Fort Worth to help with storm response. They are in addition to teams from Corpus Christi and Pharr already headed to the Metroplex.
TxDOT is staging additional crews in the DFW area and the I-20/I-10 split.
More than 2,100 TxDOT employees are currently working storm response. If you see them out, be sure to give them space to work safely. As of Tuesday, TxDOT crews had applied 1.3 million gallons of brine across the state.
Jan. 8, 2025, 7:30 a.m.
AUSTIN — TxDOT crews from other parts of the state are headed to North Texas this morning to support winter storm response efforts.
An 11-member from crew from Pharr will be in Fort Worth to help their colleagues with brine truck operations and snow and ice removal.
TxDOT teams from Corpus Christi are also heading to the DFW area. The crew of 12 will mainly focus on de-icing operations. They are bringing additional brine trucks and salt spreaders.
For current road conditions in your area, visit DriveTexas.org.
Jan. 7, 2025
AUSTIN— Winter weather is bearing down on Texas this January, and TxDOT crews are working throughout the state to help keep roads clear and passable.
More than 1,700 TxDOT employees have braved the bone-rattling, winter air in preparation for the winter storm. As of Tuesday, TxDOT has applied more than 1.3 million gallons of brine to roads in Texas. Brine is the salt and water mixture that helps prevent ice from forming on the road.
TxDOT began pre-treating roads in parts of the state on Sunday, with crews working 12-hour shifts to treat roads throughout the winter event. Of the agency’s 25 districts, 23 of them had pretreated roads with brine as of Tuesday morning. The other two districts have crews and equipment ready to pretreat or support other districts if needed.
The snowy and icy weather could make travel difficult, and it’s important to remember that ice can form even on pretreated roads. If you can, stay home to avoid driving in icy conditions. If you have to drive, give yourself extra time to get where you're going and give TxDOT crews plenty of room to do their work.
Drivers should also remember to slow down, give other vehicles space, pay attention and check DriveTexas.org for the latest information on road conditions and closures.
TxDOT will keep this page updated throughout the winter event.