Monday Midday Roads

Left work around midday today as the roads are definitely getting messy around Rochester, MN. Saw probably a half dozen cars in the ditch on HWY 52. The biggest issues was that there was an inch or more of slush on the roads with a little bit of ice underneath that. Passing semis really kicked up a lot of slush on me to the point where it was hard to see anything. The good news is that once I got to the St Charles exit on i90 it turned to mostly just rain. Take your time out there and drive safe.

Heading South on US 52 in Rochester, MN

Driving East on i90 around Eyota, MN -- HWY 42 / HWY 7 -- Exit 224

Tuesday Morning Commute

It's another beautiful morning and i90 is in great shape. My parkinglot was a bit slick with some black ice when I stepped out of my car in Rochester, MN but the roads seem bad at all, maybe just a bit wet in spots. As always, drive safe.

Driving West on i90 by Rochester, MN -- HWY 52 -- Exit 218

Fun Shot of the Day -- Here's your house, what's your hurry

Friday Morning Roads

Things are looking pretty dicey out there today so I'm staying put and working from home. I did get out and a bout a little bit around 7:30 this morning though and snapped a few shots on i90 here in La Crosse, WI. From what I can tell it only gets worse in Minnesota and someone I work with said things were a mess in Rochester, MN this morning when she came in. We might get up to 10 inches of snow today so if you do have to be out and about, drive safe and have a happy Good Friday.

Driving East on i90 around La Crosse, WI / Onalaska, WI

Merging onto i90 East around La Crosse, WI / Onalaska, WI -- HWY 35 / HWY 53 S -- Exit 3

Fun Shot of the Day -- My Calvary on HWY 52

Wednesday Morning Commute

I90 looks great again today and unlike yesterday, the wind isn't even that strong. In addition to road condition pictures, I've also decided to start taking and posting pictures of things, cars, etc along my commute that I find interesting. We'll call them Fun Shot of the Day. Enjoy the sunshine and as always drive safe. Pictures taken between 7 and 8 am.

Fun Shot of the Day -- UPS Truck: Need a lift?

Driving West in i90 by French Island, WI -- HWY B -- Exit 2

Driving North on US 52 in Rochester, MN by S Broadway / HWY 63 Exit 51

Wednesday Morning Commute

I90 wasn't nearly as good as I thought it would be this morning. The ramps obviously had some ice on them and while in Wisconsin they seemed fine, but once I got up the hill by Nodine there were plenty of slick spots. The slickest spots seemed to be between the Nodine Exit 266 (HWY 12) and the Winona Exit 252 (HWY 43 N). Then the roads improved a bit again. They worse again though from the St Charles Exit 233 (HWY 74) all the way to the Rochester Exit 218 (HWY 52) this time with lots of blowing snow. HWY 52 seemed to be in pretty good shape but then I saw a huge accident that was backing up traffic heading South on the bridge over US 63 while coming into Rochester. They had police and firetrucks there and I couldn't see what had happened from my lane but it didn't look good. Bottom line is that the roads may be better but they still aren't great so drive carefully. The following pictures were taken between 6:50 and 8:00 pm this morning.

Entrance Ramp onto i90 from La Crosse, WI

Curve on i90 by La Crescent, MN Exit

Ice on i90 between Nodine, MN Exit and Winona, MN Exit

Blowing snow on i90 between St Charles, MN and Rochester, MN Exit

Accident on HWY 52 South on bridge over Broadway/US 63

Morning Commute

Overall i90 is in pretty good shape this morning. Do be careful on around the curve by the La Crescent, MN exit as I did see some packed snow in the passing lane heading West (sorry no picture). Other then that though everything was pretty clear. There was some patches of black ice in the passing lane once I got into Olmsted County (around Dover, MN). HWY 52 was also in great shape. All these pictures were taken between 7 and 8 am

Driving West on i90 coming up the hill before the Nodine, MN exit

Driving West on i90 around the Houston, MN exit

Driving West on i90 around the Dover, MN exit

Driving North on HWY 52 just before the Marion Road exit