(La Porte County, IN) - A travel advisory is still out for La Porte County as a result of freezing rain overnight creating hazardous travel conditions.

 

Motorists on state highways, for example, were encountering a lot of slushy spots earlier this morning, causing drivers to travel 35 to 45 miles per hour, if not faster in spots on major thoroughfares.

 

Salt laid down yesterday in advance of the storm appears to be working well in keeping a lot of ice from forming.

 

La Porte Street Department Director Jeff Batchelor said there’s still patches of ice, though, in spots on traveling surfaces.

 

“It’s mostly slushy but there are black ice spots that you just don’t see when you’re driving,” he said.

 

Batchelor said he expects conditions to improve as the temperatures begin warming up toward mid-morning.  The high-temperature today is expected to be in the lower 40s.  

 

Pedestrians are also advised to be extremely careful on sidewalks and parking lots, which are very iced over where salt has not been applied.

 

The travel advisory issued by the La Porte County Commissioners yesterday is scheduled to expire at 12 p.m. today.