Travel restrictions remain in place as crews fight snow, cold

Area emergency officials are keeping travel restrictions in place, citing continued poor road conditions that likely won’t improve as temperatures turn bitter cold this week.

All area counties are maintaining an orange watch level traffic restrictions, which means conditions are threatening to the safety of the public. Only essential travel such as to work or in emergencies is recommended. That includes Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and Shelby counties.

Bartholomew County Emergency Management says road and travel will likely continue to be affected through the end of the week and road crews are continuing to work to clear side streets and rural county roads.