Crews work to clear the roads as lake effect moves across Northeast Ohio

Crews work to clear the roads ahead of second round of snow in Northeast Ohio

by: Talia Naquin

Posted: Dec 1, 2020 / 04:22 AM EST / Updated: Dec 1, 2020 / 06:41 AM EST

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) – Road crews have been working around the clock to clean up streets and highways so people can get where they need to go.

The Ohio Department of Transportation and city crews weren’t able to get a head start with pretreating the roads because of the rain.

As of 6:30am, we're approaching 1,100 plow crews out across the state. #ODOTwinter https://t.co/L5qwbkjMKk
— Ohio Dept of Transportation (@ODOT_Statewide) December 1, 2020

Here's the view from a plow working on I-271 near Cleveland, one of more than 1,000 on the road, as of 3:30am. Crews remain on 12 hour shifts as heavy snow continues to fall in many areas. #ODOTwinter pic.twitter.com/ibnu3d8tKs
— Ohio Dept of Transportation (@ODOT_Statewide) December 1, 2020