IDOT web site provide road condition updates

Posted on December 11, 2016

*The Illinois Department of Transportation encourages motorists to look online during winter weather. (WJBC file photo)*

By WJBC Staff

With the potential for bad weather increasing in the coming week, the Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding motorists to check road conditions before traveling.

IDOT’s Getting Around Illinois web site has up-to-date information on whether roads are clear or covered in ice and snow.

“It’s a good idea to check that before you go out, and if it looks like it’s really bad out there we advise you that if you don’t have to travel, it’s not a good idea to travel,” said IDOT spokesman Brian Williamsen.

“We have millions of people who visit the site every year,” Williamsen added. “You can bookmark it and look at it on your computer or mobile device.”

The winter road condition web site is gettingaroundillinois.com.

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