US state pulls snowploughs off roads due to extreme cold

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>The Minnesota Department of Transportation pulled snowploughs off the roads in nearly a dozen southeastern counties of the US state because of the extreme cold&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; another state&comma; Wisconsin&comma; added state offices and agencies to its long list of closures&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Minnesota transport officials said some snowploughs were experiencing mechanical problems because of subzero temperatures&comma; so officials decided to idle all of them overnight&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">Wisconsin is facing potentially life-threatening temperatures over the next few days&period; To make sure we keep state employees and the public safe&comma; I have directed state agencies to close state government offices for public business tomorrow&period; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;wiAdQUWcP0">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;wiAdQUWcP0<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; Governor Tony Evers &lpar;&commat;GovEvers&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;GovEvers&sol;status&sol;1090384546510655488&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">January 29&comma; 2019<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">SE MN <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;MnDOT&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;MnDOT<&sol;a> snowplows are being pulled in for 5 hours to ensure equipment continues operating effectively&period; Some plows have had mechanical issues in severe cold&period; Plows will resume work at 4 am&period; Check <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;xbK5MXsJli">https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;xbK5MXsJli<&sol;a> for routes marked as &quot&semi;no travel advised&quot&semi; as a precaution<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; MnDOT District 6 &lpar;&commat;mndotsoutheast&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;mndotsoutheast&sol;status&sol;1090464876957442049&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">January 30&comma; 2019<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Officials said they did not want to put drivers in danger if the ploughs malfunctioned&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Operations resumed early on Wednesday&comma; after overnight temperatures in the area dropped to -29F &lpar;-34C&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In Wisconsin&comma; Governor Tony Evers issued an executive order closing all non-essential state offices&comma; when the wind chill was forecast to be as cold as -55F &lpar;-48C&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">Snowplows are on the roads in SE Minnesota this morning&period; Temporary no travel advisory has been lifted&period; It&&num;39&semi;s still important to use caution in travel&period; Some areas seeing drifting&comma; black ice&period; Dangerously low temperatures remain&period; Check road conditions map <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;xbK5MXsJli">https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;xbK5MXsJli<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; MnDOT District 6 &lpar;&commat;mndotsoutheast&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;mndotsoutheast&sol;status&sol;1090571309011124224&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">January 30&comma; 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