DILWORTH — Meet the humble snow fence—it’s one of the tricks the Minnesota Department of Transportation has up its sleeves to help combat the snow, other than just sending out more plows. Now, if you ...

FARGO — The best snow fence is not a solid wall, but a baffle. The best snow fences are about half solid and half open. The idea is not to block the wind, but to slow it down, which causes some of the ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Many drivers have experienced a white-knuckle winter commute, when sudden gusts of wind blow snow across the roadway and visibility is rapidly reduced. These whiteout conditions are ...

Join the Wyoming DOT's Winter Research Team to uncover the science of snow fences. Wyoming's highways are a battleground against Mother Nature, with blowing snow causing dangerous conditions and ...

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 ...

Minnesota Department of Transportation says crews will be preparing ditches along the state Highway 23 roadway so planting and mulching can begin next spring between Hawick and Paynesville. Minnesota ...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is constantly thinking about improving safety during winter road conditions. MnDOT funded a project to monitor how solar snow fences perform. The ...

CHEYENNE - Snow fences around Wyoming increasingly are being replaced by "living snow fences," which cost much less. Traditional snow fences are made of wood slats and help keep snow off highways by ...

As the winter months creep in and the inevitable snow blows across roads, the Franklin County Engineer's Office is asking some farmers to accept an important mission. It's paying them to leave parts ...

If you're a skier, you've probably noticed the plastic mesh fences which are often set up alongside the slope. These are temporary snow fences, designed to reduce wind speeds so snow drifts don't take ...