Icy roads lead to scores of crashes across metro area

No fatalities or serious injuries were reported, but MnDOT cautioned drivers to slow down.

December 30, 2017 at 5:41PM

Scores of crashes and spinouts on Twin Cities metro roads were reported Saturday morning, as below-zero temperatures made bridge and overpass surfaces treacherous, though in many cases the pavement looked clear.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation's map of morning crashes showed an especially slippery area on the Interstate 494 bridge over the Minnesota River, near the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

No fatalities or serious injuries were reported, but MnDOT cautioned drivers to slow down and beware of slippery areas.

Highs in the metro area aren't expected to rise above zero this weekend.

Steam rises from the Xcel Energy Plant as construction workers at the Red Bull Crashed Ice 2018 venue work to assemble the stage and were seen against the rising sun in more than minus 30 below with wind chill temps Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, in St. Paul, MN.
Steam rises from the Xcel Energy Plant as construction workers at the Red Bull Crashed Ice 2018 venue work to assemble the stage and were seen against the rising sun in more than minus 30 below with wind chill temps Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, in St. Paul, MN. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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