Ohio roads reflect tumultuous winter weather

Winters keep the Ohio Department of Transportation so busy, they have a well-circulated joke about it: “If we’re not plowing, we’re patching,” said Matt Bruning, press secretary for the department. 

The state maintains more than 43,000 miles of highway pavement that forms potholes as winter temperatures quickly rise and drop.

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Driver charged after truck hit hydro pole near Shallow Lake Wednesday

Grey Bruce OPP charged a 44-year-old driver from Montreal with careless driving after a truck collided with a hydro pole amid deteriorating weather conditions along Highway 6 near Shallow Lake Wednesday afternoon.  No injuries were reported but the truck was blocking much of the road and traffic was directed around the mishap, which was reported […]

Police close part of Highway 6 after crash as conditions deteriorate

Grey Bruce OPP is warning road conditions are deteriorating after a single vehicle crash which closed Highway 6 in Georgian Bluffs this afternoon. No injuries were reported in a crash which involved a hydro pole, forcing police to close the road. They were dispatched at 2:27 p.m., amid dropping temperatures and blowing snow.  Highway 6 […]