Blizzard Warnings: Utah Highways Face Travel Challenges as Snow Blasts Through the State

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A cold front that arrived in Utah on Friday night has introduced snow flurries and strong winds, resulting in travel dangers on numerous key roads.

The Utah Department of Transportation has put forth a Road Weather Alert from 6 p.m. on Jan. 10 until 6 p.m. on Jan. 11 due to extensive snow and blowing snow throughout northern and central Utah.

Officials indicated that the majority of the Wasatch Front and urban corridor will observe at least one inch of snow accumulation on roadways by sunrise on Saturday, Jan. 11. Routes on the benches, along with other locales likely to experience higher snow accumulations, could see 2 to 3 inches of snow.

Mountain and high-altitude routes are forecasted to gather several inches of snow during Saturday. Specific locations such as US-89 Logan Summit, segments of I-80 through Parleys Canyon, US-40 over Daniels Summit to Strawberry Reservoir, and the western Salt Lake Valley will encounter blowing and drifting snow. Motorists intending to use the higher-elevation routes should be informed about Traction Laws that might be in effect.

UDOT representatives noted that snow flurries will diminish by mid-morning, though light snow and slush may linger in northern Utah throughout the day.

Weather-related travel dangers are anticipated on the following routes during the projected time:

• I-15, ID border to Beaver
• I-215, Entire Route
• I-80, Grassy Knolls rest stop to WY border
• I-84, Entire Route
• I-70, I-15 Jct to SR-10 Jct
• US-40, I-80 Jct. to Fruitland
• US-6, West of Delta to Helper
• US-89, ID border through Logan Canyon; US-6 Jct to Long Valley Jct.
• US-191, WY border to Vernal; Duchesne to Helper via Indian Canyon
• US-50, Entire route
• SR-190, Big Cottonwood Canyon
• SR-210, Little Cottonwood Canyon
• SR-224, Entire Route
• SR-248, Entire Route
• SR-16, Entire Route
• SR-30, Entire Route
• SR-39, Entire Route
• SR-35, Francis to Wolf Creek Pass gate
• SR-31, Skyline Drive

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