TYLER, Texas — The Tyler Police Department is asking drivers to avoid the following areas listed below due to cold weather conditions in the area.
- The Gentry Parkway overpass at the intersection of Gentry Parkway and North Beckham Avenue.
- The Beckham Avenue overpass leading to UT Health East Texas and Christus Trinity Mother Francis Hospitals.
The bridge over West Mud Creek on South Broadway and West Grande Boulevard is shut down after a vehicle lost control due to ice on the surface.
The City Streets team is applying aggregate and de-icer material to the roadways.
Tyler police have provided road tips when driving in wintry weather conditions.
- If you must drive, slow down. Speed limits are based on normal road and weather conditions, not winter road conditions.
- Maintain at least three times the normal following distance on snow or ice.
- Use extra caution on bridges, ramps, overpasses and shaded areas as they tend to freeze first.
- Stay back from sanding trucks and emergency response vehicles.
- If your vehicle starts to slide, ease off the gas pedal or brakes. Steer into the direction of the skid until you have regained traction. Then straighten your vehicle.