UDOT points highway alerts, journey warnings as storm brings wintry commute

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Many of northern Utah’s roads might see some weather-related journey points on Wednesday morning as winter climate makes its return to the state.

The Utah Department of Transportation issued a highway climate alert round 1 a.m., saying widespread snow showers might cowl a lot of Utah’s highways.

The alert mentioned roads throughout the state might see on the very least mild to average highway snow, with a burst of average to heavy snow anticipated late morning into the early afternoon.

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UDOT mentioned the canyons and mountain routes throughout your complete state might additionally see “numerous inches” of snow protection all through the morning and into late afternoon. By late within the day, roads are anticipated to development again to simply moist circumstances as snow showers stay throughout the state.

UDOT mentioned the routes listed under had been prone to expertise weather-related journey points all through the day:

• I-15, ID border to Blackridge Canyon
• I-80, Entire route
• I-84, Entire route
• I-215, Entire route
• I-70, I-15 Jct to US-89 Jct; Salina Canyon; CO border
• US-89/91, Entire route
• US-40, Entire route
• US-6, US-89 Jct by Woodside
• US-189, Entire Route
• US-191, WY Border to Vernal; Duchesne to Helper; Monticello space
• US-491, Monticello by CO Border
• SR-190, Big Cottonwood Canyon
• SR-210, Little Cottonwood Canyon
• SR-199, Johnsons Pass
• SR-30, Garden City to WY Border
• SR-224, Entire Route
• SR-150, Entire Route
• SR-35, Francis to Tabiona
• SR-31, Entire Route
• SR-143, Entire Route
• SR-14, Entire Route
• SR-153, Entire Route
• SR-12, Entire Route
• SR-20, Entire Route

Drivers had been additionally warned that robust gusty winds might impression roads comparable to I-80 by Tooele County.

“Gusts have consistently been near or above 50 miles per hour,” UDOT mentioned. “These winds will likely continue through 9 a.m., with winds switching to more westerly as the front passes through.”