About Idrive arkansas map
Sir: How does IDrive know when there are traffic slowdowns at intersections, interstate highways and other locations around the state? -- Buller from ConwayDear Buller: You refer to idrivearkansas.com, a production and service of the Arkansas Department of Transportation. The website has a map of the state with tons of information about road conditions, traffic congestion, weather, and ongoing construction.The latter is our favorite. There are approximately 1.2 million road projects in progress. It's a good thing to know about those when traveling.Back to the question at hand. How does the website know about traffic slowdowns? A key on the map shows green highways as having normal traffic, orange as slow, red as very slow and maroon as stopped. (As Bugs Bunny used to say -- "What a maroon!")Let's first answer the question with another question. Have you seen the movie The Circle? It's about a giant tech company -- a mix of Apple and Facebook and Google -- that aims to use digital technology to rule the world. And is doing a pretty good job of it. Scary stuff to those of us who are naturally paranoid.An explanation of how this works, from Danny Straessle of the Transportation Department, made us think of The Circle. That's how paranoia works, dudes.Here is a summation of what Straessle told us.The map on IDrive Arkansas is the same as the Google map that pops up on our mobile phones and on Google itself.Several million users visit the site annually, and so Google
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Statewide have announced closures for Thursday and Friday, according to a non-comprehensive list from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Thursday.Municipalities have also called for closures. Pulaski County, the state’s largest, announced Wednesday evening it would close its offices for the remainder of the week with normal operations to resume Monday.Pulaski County is forecast to see seven inches of snow in 24 hours, according to the National Weather Service.Arkansas’ 95th General Assembly is scheduled to begin Monday at noon, and spokespersons from the Senate and House of Representatives said Thursday that the legislative session will not be delayed. Per the Arkansas Constitution, the Legislature convenes at noon on the second Monday in January of each odd-numbered year.In Little Rock, officials have equipped 17 public works vehicles with ice salt and snow plows. The capital city has 60 employees prepared to work 12-hour day shifts, and 50 employees ready for 12-hour night shifts.City crews started work Thursday with pre-treatment to specific bridges, overpasses and select steep streets between precipitation starts, according to a press release.“At the onset of a snow event, crews will treat Little Rock’s nine designated snow routes before moving to secondary and neighborhood streets,” the press release said. “Residents are asked to please keep in mind that some City streets are state highways, and those particular streets are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.”ResourcesExposure to low temperatures and wind can cause hypothermia, frostbite and other dangerous conditions. The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management is tracking statewide warming shelters on its website.Utilities are fragile during extreme weather conditions.The Arkansas Department of Health tracks counties that have been placed under a water boil order due to breaks in their water system or contamination. If put under a boil order, residents should boil any water used for drinking, food preparation or dishwashing for one minute before use, according to the state health department.Entergy Arkansas, a primary source of electricity for much of the state, reports outages on its website. Ozarks Electric Cooperative, which services some Northwest Arkansas towns, does the same on its website. Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) also provides a similar outage map.As of Thursday morning, there were no major electrical outages across the state. The health department had not issued a water boil order since Jan. 6.Travel conditions can be monitored using ARDOT’s IDrive Arkansas map. Users can adjust their map to show specific winter weather conditions by clicking on the snowflake icon on the right side of the map.Arkansas Advocate is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Arkansas Advocate maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Sonny Albarado for questions: info@arkansasadvocate.com.
