Drivers Are Making Roads Worse By Not Heeding Travel Warning

Despite a travel warning being issued about deteriorating roads, drivers have continued to take their chances on Antelope County roads, and they results haven’t been positive.

“These roads are painfully obvious that there should be no travel, but people are still on them. They’re digging into the mud and bottoming out,” said Antelope County Emergency Manager Bob Moore. “It’s hard for even wreckers to get to them.”

On Thursday evening Moore and Road Superintendent Casey Dittrich issued the travel warning due to recent rain causing roads to deteriorate and some to the point of being impassable. But on Friday, there were even more reports of stuck vehicles.

The warning asked for travel to be limited or alternative routes be chosen if possible. 

With more rain in the forecast, Moore said it’s time for drivers to use common sense and stay off the rural roads.

​“The bottom line is we have warned people, and they’re not listening,” Moore said. “The weather is not cooperating, so we need the public to start cooperating for not only their safety but the safety of our workers.”