Icy road conditions, closures in Southlake, Keller, Colleyville, Grapevine
Residents across northeast Tarrant County are still experiencing icy road conditions and officials are warning residents to stay at home if possible to avoid accidents.
Roads are expected to keep refreezing until perhaps Wednesday.
Public works departments are working on sanding problem areas and plowing where they can once the ice starts to melt.
All school districts in the area are closed Tuesday, and some colleges have moved to online learning through Tuesday. Garbage pick up services were cancelled for Monday and city officials will let residents know when services will resume.
Colleyville
According to a city spokesperson, the Colleyville Police department responded to a number of calls over the weekend.
“We’ve had around a dozen calls for service that could reasonably be attributed to weather,” said Adrienne Lothery, assistant city manager. “A handful of those are minor crashes, reckless driver complaints, or general citizen assistance.”
On Saturday two people died in a fire at home on the 3600 block of Sweetbriar Lane around 10 a.m and two others were treated for minor injuries.
Around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, an older man was found unresponsive in a pond near his home. He remains in critical condition in the hospital.
Colleyville City offices and the public library are open today, but scheduled programs have been canceled. Both the recreation center and senior center are closed.
Grapevine
A spokesperson said Grapevine police officers responded to 10 minor accidents and three major highway accident calls between Saturday and Monday, but could not confirm how many or if any of those accidents were due to the weather.
City offices remain closed on Tuesday, and garbage and recycling collection has been moved to Tuesday.
Officials said on social media that everyone’s collection day would move one day forward for the remainder of the week.
Keller
The city posted on social media that with some exceptions like the low water crossing in Bear Creek Park, roads in Keller are open.
Officials said that roads are still icy with some slick spots here and there, and urged drivers to go slow, give space between cars and stop ahead of time at intersections.
These city offices and services are operating on adjusted hours of operations.
- Keller Town Hall: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- The Keller Pointe: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- The Keller Senior Activities Center and Keller Public Library are closed.
Over the weekend some polling locations for Senate District 9 were closed, today there will be delayed openings. The Keller Town Hall will be open at 10 a.m. through 7 p.m. for voting.
Southlake
All city offices are closed except for city hall which is open only for early elections from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
While the offices are closed for business residents are able to use the available online services through the city’s website and by phone at 817-748-8400 from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m.
The following facilities and programs including athletic leagues, recreation programs and Volunteer Southlake assignments are cancelled.
- Senior Activity Center
- Town Hall City Offices
- Southlake Municipal Court
- Southlake Public Library
- Bob Jones Nature Center
- Southlake Pickleball Complex
- Southlake Tennis Center
- The Marq Southlake, including Legends Hall & Champions Club