INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO): Governor Pence has directed the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) to ready itself for a full callout across most of the state as dangerous winter weather approaches.

“As severe winter weather continues, INDOT remains fully prepared to keep the interstates, U.S. highways and state routes open and as safe as possible for emergency responders,” said Governor Pence. “We encourage Hoosiers to follow county travel advisories and not to put themselves or their local emergency responders in harm’s way.”

INDOT will continue to monitor multiple evolving weather forecasts and deploy a full call out of more than 800 plow trucks to begin alternating 12-hour shifts on state highways before the storm moves through regions of our state. Each INDOT plow route takes two to three hours to complete with salt assisting in melting between passes.