CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Much of northeast Ohio is under a winter storm warning effect. Travel overnight could be hazardous. Cleveland has released its snow plan for the upcoming snow storm. •    The City has 60 available trucks and more than 29,000 tons of salt. •    The first shift currently has 38 trucks ready to deploy […]

EAST CLEVELAND – A salt truck drove up and down Euclid Avenue in East Cleveland but the test run Tuesday was short-lived. A truck driver declined to go on camera but confirmed the salt truck was not working. It is one of two salt trucks in the city that are down due to electrical reasons. […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Crews at the Ohio Department of Transportation in District 12 will be looking out for frost and light freezing this Thanksgiving weekend. According to a news release Cuyahoga County will staff 12 crews, Lake and Geauga Counties will have eight crews each. There will be a total of 28 trucks beginning […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cleveland Police Impound Unit will hold a vehicle auction on Saturday, April 23 at 4300 Bradley Road. Viewing begins at 8 a.m. and the auction starts at 9 a.m. All vehicles are sold ‘as is’ and payment is ‘cash only’. There is a 10% cash down payment to hold vehicle day of […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Ohio Department of Transportation District 12 serving Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties continues to be fully staffed for overnight lake effect snow bands that could impact motorist’s Friday morning commute. There are 80 crews on the roads in the tri-county area ready to plow and treat the roadways.  District 12 […]

  CLEVELAND – Two popular summertime events in Cleveland are back. Walnut Wednesday gets underway this week and Pop-Up Parties in Perk Plaza start next week. Walnut Wednesday is a lunchtime destination for downtown workers, residents and visitors. More than a dozen of Cleveland’s well-known food trucks line up along Walnut Avenue and East 12th […]

  AVON LAKE, OH (WOIO) – Ford is investing $168 million to retool the Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake, moving production of their medium-duty F-650 and F-750 trucks from Mexico to Ohio. Hundreds of employees at the plant rallied around their leaders as they unveiled the medium-duty trucks that’ll now be made right here in […]

  LAKEWOOD, OH (WOIO) – Lakewood’s salt supply is running precariously low, and the city’s streets have suffered as a result. Morton, the contracted company that provides the city’s salt, has failed to deliver the 1,000 tons back-ordered by the city. Lakewood has now placed orders with other vendors, but not being under contract means […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The City of Cleveland currently has 55 pieces of equipment on the street working to clear residential zones of snow. Crews will be working around the clock Friday. The pieces of equipment include 43 snow plows, 6 graders, 3 units from the Cleveland Division of Water and 3 units from the Division […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – As of Thursday afternoon, two counties have issued a LEVEL l snow emergency notification. Summit County Sheriff Steve Barry and Lorain County Sheriff Phil Stammitti issued the alerts early Thursday afternoon. Level 1 Snow Emergency:  Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Roads are also icy; drive carefully. To read […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – ODOT is preparing for the snow and ice storm that is coming through Cleveland this week. Ohio Department of Transportation District 12 serving Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties is fully staffed for this New Year’s Day lake effect snow event. Approximately 80 crews are on the roads in the tri-county area plowing and treating […]

  SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio – ODOT District 4 is prepared for the combination of holiday travelers, wind and snow with an impending winter storm. Forty ODOT plows are assigned to Summit and Stark Counties. That’s 20 state plows alone in each county. ODOT is also rolling out its third double plow — this puppy plows […]