Snow Operations

Lake County Wins 2018 Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award! News Release

LCDOT Snow Season Story Map



LCDOT has a new interactive mapping tool to give residents a behind the scenes look at what goes in to our snow and ice removal operations. Find which snow plow routes you encounter on your way to work or school, see what happens during a typical snow event, and connect with resources that will help you know before you go!

Here at the Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) we have been busy preparing our equipment, training our drivers, and planning our snow removal response effort for the upcoming winter season. The LCDOT snow plows went out on a dry run last week to make sure everything was operating as it should, and to make sure there were no hazards or unforeseen obstacles along the routes.

When you are driving in snow and icy conditions, you will be sharing the road with LCDOT snow plows. We hit the road before the snow starts to fall, and we run the routes in 12 hour shifts until roads have returned to normal conditions. The two most important things to remember:
  1. Slow Down
  2. Stay Back, Don't Crowd the Plow

Don't Crowd the Plow

Snow Plow

Learn about LCDOT's Snow Operations

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