MIAMI VALLEY — People have been impacted by the dangerously cold temperatures across the region.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, crews have cleared most of the highways and major roads. But it is difficult to travel in the neighborhood.
Our news crew slid at times, coming in and out of turns in neighborhoods on Sunday night.
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News Center 7’s Malik Patterson spoke with families about how they are handling the single-digit temperatures.
Kristin Campise said that she and her daughter had a busy morning after the storm.
“All the girls, yeah, shoveling,” she said.
“My mom has a snow blower, so I go over to her house and do a snow blower,” the daughter said.
Campise said that they tried to avoid going outside during the storm on Saturday. But they noticed something when they started driving on Sunday.
“Neighborhood, the back streets in the neighborhood, nothing has been plowed yet,” she said.
Campise said the snow made her nervous to drive.
“Yes, very concerned when we’re driving lots of ice and, you know, snow and everything in the road,” she said.
Patterson spoke to Mandi Dillon from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) about the highways and overpasses.
“The biggest issue that our crews are really running into is temperature. It’s extremely cold out there, so they’re doing what they can to kind of fight that cold weather, as far as breaking up any ice and keeping the roads clear,” said Dillon.
ODOT has a total of 200 trucks on the roads from Wapakoneta down to Cincinnati.
Dillon told Patterson that they used a lot of deicer to help fight against slick spots and possible refreezing.
“We want drivers to be able to take it slow out there and stay safe. So, allowing extra time to get to work is the smartest thing they can do,” she said.
With the roads and sidewalks still covered in neighborhoods, many people avoided going outside on Sunday.
Kennedy Hilton is a college track runner. She has done a lot of workouts inside.
“Not being able to run outside and do my training has been a little rough but running on the elliptical or running on the treadmill now,” she said.
Local city and county crews will hit the neighborhoods late Sunday night before the morning commute.
News Center 7 will continue to monitor the roads and cleanup.
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