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IDOT Sends Out Warning Against Driving Through Flood Waters

HEAVY RAINFALL IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS HAS THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDING MOTORISTS TO “TURN AROUND DON’T DROWN.”
 
IT CAN TAKE AS LITTLE AS SIX INCHES OF WATER TO CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR CAR, EVEN IF IT’S A HEAVY VEHICLE LIKE AN S-U-V SAYS I-DOT SPOKESPERSON GIANNA URGO. SHE SAYS THAT’S WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO BE CAREFUL.
 
 
URGO SAYS DRIVERS SHOULDN’T RISK IT AND INSTEAD FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
 
 
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING…VISIT THE WEBSITE: GETTING AROUND ILLINOIS DOT COM.

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