Starke County Under Travel Advisory

 
 

Starke County Emergency Management Director Ted Bombagetti, the Starke County Sheriff’s Department and the Highway Department has released this information:

A TRAVEL LEVEL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STARKE COUNTY ROADWAYS DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW CAUSING ALL ROADWAYS TO BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.

This TRAVEL LEVEL ADVISORY has been issued to warn those who must travel on Starke County roadways to use extreme caution due to blowing and drifting snow on roads reducing visibility, narrowing travel lanes making driving hazardous.

If you do not have to travel, please stay where you are during this advisory. If you must travel, use main roads whenever possible and travel at reduced speed. Expect to encounter reduced visibility, snow drifts on roadways and reduced travel lanes.

This ADVISORY takes effect at 4:45PM cst on 3/5/2013. This Advisory applies to all roads maintained by Starke County Highway Department.

A TRAVEL ADVISORY DOES NOT IMPOSE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL ON COUNTY ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS MAY TRAVEL AT THEIR OWN RISK.