“Having all of that construction gear removed is definitely a big plus. “It’s going to definitely be easier to clean in that area of the Byrne because you’re not going to have the construction cones or barrels or any of the permanent Jersey wall that’s up - you won’t have that because it’s all been picked up,” Castaneda said. On the bright side, IDOT spokeswoman Maria Castaneda said the end of construction means clear lanes for emergency vehicles and wider off ramps just when they may be needed most. The storm could serve as the winter season’s first test of the city’s expressway system since the completion of construction on the long-awaited Jane Byrne Interchange. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)įollowing the 2011 blizzard, which was believed responsible for a dozen deaths, the city created an emergency plan to prevent motorists and public transit riders from being stranded on snow-ravaged roads. The snowfall total from the storm was pegged at 20.2 inches at O'Hare International Airport, making the Groundhog Day storm the third-largest in Chicago history, according to the weather service.

Nearly a thousand cars were stranded overnight. On Thursday, city officials will hold an availability with better knowledge of the storm’s course.Ībandoned vehicles litter northbound Lake Shore Drive the day after the Groundhog Day blizzard. In the coming days, officials with the Office of Emergency Management and Communication and the Department of Streets and Sanitation, which controls the city’s fleet of snow plows and salt trucks, will track the advance of the storm, with OEMC coordinating response efforts through the Operations Center. Last week, city officials held a winter weather briefing, where they asked residents to stay alert on weather updates and alerts and to use city services, including city warming centers. Hart, along with city and state roadway officials reminded motorists to have emergency supplies in their vehicles in case they break down by the side of the road. “This is something people should take into consideration, not only here in Illinois, but nationally because this is going to have a domino effect,” Hart said. If you need more information about our wind forecast for Chicago Buoy, have a look at our help section.For air travelers, Hart suggested they get travel insurance for their flights that would cover food vouchers, transportation and hotel accommodations in the event that flight cancellations ripple across airports. For converting between wind speed units such as knots, km/h (kilometers per hour), m/s (meters per second), and mph (miles per hour) use our wind speed calculator. Use website settings to switch between units and 7 different languages at any time. These units are often used by sailors, kiters, surfers, windsurfers and paragliders. As Christmas and the first day of winter loom on the horizon, Chicagos forecast is expected to get much colder, snowier, and downright dangerous - with very gusty winds, frigid wind chills and. We use knots and degrees Celsius as our default units.

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