Fort Worth Crews Working 24/7 on Roads Due to Ice Storm Warning

Drivers in far north Fort Worth endured a messy commute Tuesday along with much of the north. Texas: Winter precipitation covers roads with ice.

“It’s bad. Everything west of Southlake is bad. Everything east of Southlake is much better,” said Mubin Ali, manager of 7-Eleven’s Westport Parkway in Fort Worth.

He said he was driving from Uless to get to work on Tuesday morning.

“I came on 114. The roads are very bad. It only gets worse as you keep moving towards 35. They are icier. Many cars slid down the sides. I sat for almost an hour and a half right in front of the race track at 114 where it meets 35.”

Ali said that he does not take risks on the roads and reduces the speed as much as possible.

“Ten miles an hour. I recommend 10 miles per hour. No more. If the speed is less than 15 miles per hour, the car will stall. Whether you drive an SUV or a pickup,” he said.

AND Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for all of North Texas until 6 a.m. Thursday. An ice storm warning will go into effect in parts of North Texas at 6:00 a.m. Wednesday and will be in effect for 24 hours.

At a briefing Tuesday afternoon, Fort Worth city officials said crews are working 24/7, sanding as needed. Priorities include bridges and hills, as well as emergency entry roads.

As of 15:00 Tuesday, 439 places have been processed. According to the city of Fort Worth, the Texas Department of Transportation is responsible for state highways and freeways.

Fort Worth Police also attended the briefing on Tuesday. From Monday to Tuesday, police responded to approximately 225 weather-related incidents. So far no deaths have been reported.

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Due to weather conditions, organizations had to make tough decisions and suspend work for at least two days.

Tarrant County Food on Wheels will not deliver food on Tuesday or Wednesday, affecting about 3,500 people daily.

Philip Gonzalez, marketing and communications specialist for Tarrant County’s Meals on Wheels, said they are asking the community to keep an eye on the most vulnerable populations over the next few days.

“The main message is to visit your family members, your neighbors. Especially if you can walk next door or cross the street. If they are elderly, housebound… the best thing to do is to knock on the door. Make sure they’re okay,” Gonzalez said. “Usually our volunteers… they can do these health checks whenever they deliver. But since we can’t do that, we’re looking at the neighbors.”

As of Tuesday afternoon, no decision had yet been made on Thursday services, Gonzalez said.

Fort Worth highway crews are working overtime to keep traffic moving during the winter storm warning.