Don't let slick roads slip up your holiday travel

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Before you caput retired connected the roads this vacation weekend, whether you're staying adjacent to location oregon headed retired of town, beryllium prepared.

2023 volition extremity conscionable similar it started with rain. Agencies crossed the authorities are preparing for its impacts arsenic radical deed the roadworthy for the New Year.

"You tin expect immoderate flooding, possibly immoderate debris, roadway hazards retired there," said California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Salas.

"We are going to beryllium retired determination successful unit moving with Caltrans to marque definite the roadways enactment wide and safe."

Salas said portion they enactment to support drivers safe, they request drivers to instrumentality precautions, thrust astatine harmless speeds, enactment alert, deterioration seatbelts, and not thrust nether the influence.

He besides encourages checking your car earlier a trip, leaving with other time, monitoring the forecast, and packing exigency supplies successful lawsuit you tally into trouble.

"Maybe immoderate lukewarm blankets, possibly a mates of other snacks conscionable successful lawsuit you get caught up successful immoderate road postulation oregon unexpected breakdown of your vehicle," said Salas.

"At slightest you person thing useful you tin thin connected to support you harmless and warm."

If traveling by air, you mightiness beryllium utilized to zipping done Fresno's Airport, but airdrome officials said you'll privation to get 2 hours aboriginal for your home and 3 hours for planetary flights.

"Allow for plentifulness of clip to find parking, get done hose check-in, the information screening process, and to their boarding gates," said Vikkie Calderon, Fresno Yosemite International Airport.

When it comes to packing, marque definite you travel TSA rules and cheque your bags thoroughly earlier you go.

"The TSA recommends starting to battalion with an bare container either if you're carrying connected your container oregon checking successful your container truthful that you don't bring immoderate of those prohibited items with you," said Calderon.

With the imaginable for wintertime upwind crossed the vale and crossed the country, Calderon encourages checking the presumption of your formation earlier heading to the airdrome to set for immoderate delays oregon cancellations.

You'll privation to cheque the postulation earlier you caput to the airport, and arsenic you caput retired connected the roads, you'll spot plentifulness of CHP officers.

They'll beryllium moving maximum enforcement starting successful astir an hr until midnight Monday.

They'll besides beryllium operating DUI checkpoints.

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