Columbus, Ohio road closures from flooding, heavy rain

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some roads in central Ohio closed after sturdy storms and heavy rain moved by means of the world Wednesday night time into Thursday morning.

Elements of main highways and interstates are experiencing particles on the roads due to the heavy downpours and winds.

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Under are the next highway closures, in response to the Ohio Division of Transportation:

• The appropriate lane is blocked on US-23 South at Rathmell Highway. due to particles on the roadway.
• Anticipate lane closures on state Route 38 in each instructions at Rosedale-Milford Highway as a result of tree particles on the highway.

Earlier closures on state Route 315, state Route 310 and US-33 have since reopened.

This story shall be up to date when extra roads are closed or open.

AAA provides the next suggestions for drivers throughout extreme climate: 

• See and be Seen: Be sure all headlights, tail lights, brake lights and switch alerts are correctly functioning so different drivers will see you throughout downpours. 
• Test Your Wipers: Test your wiper blades to make certain they’re clearing the windshield in a single move. Additionally keep in mind to show in your headlights at any time when you will have your wipers on. It’s the legislation. 
• Gradual Down and Depart Room:  Scale back the possibility of hydroplaning by slowing down whereas driving. Additionally, enable ample stopping distance between automobiles by rising following distance of the automobile in entrance of you. 
• Keep away from Cruise Management: To forestall lack of traction, the motive force may have to scale back the automobile’s pace by lifting off the accelerator, which can’t be achieved when cruise management is engaged. Avoiding cruise management will enable the motive force extra choices to select from when responding to a possible lack of traction scenario, thus maximizing security. 
• Responding to a Skid: Don’t panic if the automobile begins to skid. As a substitute, stay calm and proceed to look and steer within the course you need to go. As well as, keep away from slamming on the brakes as it will additional upset the automobile’s stability and make it more durable to manage.
• Heavy rain falling in a brief period of time could trigger space roads to flood. The depth of standing water throughout a storm could be deceiving. Motorists ought to by no means drive by means of standing water at any depth. When you encounter standing water on a roadway, your most secure plan of action is all the time to show the automobile round and keep away from it altogether. Regardless of how acquainted chances are you’ll be with the highway, by no means drive by means of standing water—at any depth—because it might trigger critical injury to your automobile.

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