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SALT LAKE CITY — Commuters are facing a generally easier drive along the Wasatch Front Tuesday morning than they did Monday, although many streets remain slick.
Several inches of snow fell across the Wasatch Front on Monday, and a winter storm warning expired at 4 a.m. Tuesday.
By that time, freeways had been plowed, although spots including shoulders, overpasses and transition ramps remain "iffy" due to possible ice, according to the KSL Traffic Center.
Otherwise, city streets appear to be more slick than the freeways.
Tuesday should be cold with high temperatures only reaching the mid-20s. Another snow storm is expected to hit on Wednesday, according to KSL Meteorologist Kevin Eubank.
5:22 a.m. in Sandy @UtahDOT plow out putting down salt along State Street ahead of morning rush hour. pic.twitter.com/afg0Pv9ESu
— Felicia Martinez (@FeliciaKSL) February 4, 2020
The National Weather Service Salt Lake City officials advised drivers to travel with emergency kits.
Big and Little Cottonwood canyons are open but chains or four-wheel drive are required.
#RoadUpdate: Road condis are snowy w/many sections of ice due to the low temps the #CottonwoodCanyons received overnight. Plow crews are clearing/treating the roads. Traffic and sunshine ☀️ today should break up that ice. #TractionLaw remains in effect. pic.twitter.com/7yzGklY7B2
— UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) February 4, 2020
Utah Highway Patrol troopers had investigated 313 crashes across the state as of 7:45 p.m. Monday, the agency tweeted.
Traffic updates can be found on KSL NewsRadio and at www.ksl.com/news/traffic. More traffic information is available at UDOT's Commuterlink website, udottraffic.udot.gov.
Forecasts for the rest of the state can be found on the KSL Weather page.
Many schools around Utah were closed Monday, but there were no reports of widespread school closures Tuesday.
Contributing: KSL Traffic Center and Linda Williams, KSL.com
