With wintry weather in the forecast for Dallas-Fort Worth, officials with the Texas Department of Transportation announced the closure of all TEXpress lanes, effective 5 p.m. Tuesday.
The lanes would be closed until further notice, TxDOT said.
The closures comes as crews across North Texas were prepping roads for temperatures to drop and remain below freezing for several days. The sub-freezing temperatures followed rain showers that began falling midday Tuesday.
Officials with Dallas’ streets department said crews were sanding roads “as needed” to dry wet spots ahead of freezing temperatures.
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Temperatures in Dallas-Fort Worth were just below freezing at 5:30 p.m., according to the forecast from KXAS-TV (NBC5). Temperatures were expected to reach a low of 17 degrees by Wednesday morning around 7 a.m, with a low of 13 expected Thursday at 7 a.m.
Temperatures are not expected to above freezing until Friday, according to the NBC5 forecast.