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MnDOT reminds public not to push snow on to roads
December 23, 2025
The Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds the public that it is illegal to deposit snow on or next to a public highway or street. MnDOT asks for the public’s help in not pushing snow on to roads as it creates hazards, including drainage problems, drifting, sight obstruction and unsafe access. For everyone’s safety, it’s important to keep crosswalks, intersections, entrances and exits…
1932: Drifting snow closes mail delivery routes
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
February 12, 2025
The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Feb. 5, 1932. Rural carriers buck big drifts on routes Carrier Mosby travels 69 miles Friday — delivers mail to six patrons; roads opened Monday The difficulties of the mail carriers of Rock county were materially multiplied the latter part of last week by the drifting snow, and none of the rural carriers out of the Luverne postoffice…
Take time to clean snow, ice from vehicles before driving
By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota Highway Patrol
January 07, 2020
Question: I see many vehicles driving down the road with ice and snow coming off of them. What is the law about clearing ice and snow from your vehicle prior to driving? Answer: The law states that no vehicle shall be moved on a roadway, unless the load is secured to prevent any leaking, blowing, shifting or falling debris. Ice or snow that may fall from a vehicle could be considered an unsecured…

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