Heavy snowfall with big piles of accumulation on trees and around a home on a hillside - Vawiley/Getty Images If you're a skier, you've probably noticed the plastic mesh fences which are often set up ...

In this Weather Wednesday, the Minnesota DOT helps explain the science behind how snow fences reduce blowing snow issues on ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — During the winter, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) works to remove fallen snow from the roads. After the snow is initially plowed off the roads, ...

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CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Those driving on Minnesota highways over the past decade may have noticed fences popping up near the side of the road. The Minnesota Department of ...

PORT WASHINGTON (WITI) -- The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is using a tool to help keep drivers safe while battling the whipping winds of winter. It's something you probably pass every day ...

They're a fixture along Wyoming's wintry, wind-blown roadways — fences that have spent up to 50 years blocking blowing snow and keeping roadways clear of drifts in the winter. Now snow fences are ...

MOORHEAD — Spring is on the way, but transportation officials are still thinking about snow. The Minnesota Department of Transportation wants to partner with more farmers and landowners through its ...

ASPEN – The Independence Pass Foundation (IPF) took a major step last week toward its goal of removing the old, abandoned snow fencing on the high peaks surrounding the summit of the pass. Crews ...

Snow fences have drifted into the swirling snows of memory, where they’ll probably remain buried. The fences, with their narrow, wooden slats, used to be one of the surest signs winter was around the ...