Snow shuts down Dodge between 84th and 90th

As many people struggled Tuesday to get where they were going on Omaha’s roads, so many cars got stuck on Dodge Street between 84th and 90th that police shut down the road.The combination of snow and the road’s steep incline kept cars from reaching the crest.Some traffic made it around the stuck cars, but most was backed up for miles.Police blocked off the streets around 12:30 p.m. and redirected traffic to 84th Street.Plows showed up and cleared away some of the snow, and the road was reopened around 1:15 p.m.The reaction on social media was swift.“I’m sure Alaskans and Bostonians are laughing at us,” one person wrote. “Since when has 3 inches brought Omaha to a standstill?”

As many people struggled Tuesday to get where they were going on Omaha’s roads, so many cars got stuck on Dodge Street between 84th and 90th that police shut down the road.



The combination of snow and the road’s steep incline kept cars from reaching the crest.



Some traffic made it around the stuck cars, but most was backed up for miles.



Police blocked off the streets around 12:30 p.m. and redirected traffic to 84th Street.



Plows showed up and cleared away some of the snow, and the road was reopened around 1:15 p.m.



The reaction on social media was swift.



“I’m sure Alaskans and Bostonians are laughing at us,” one person wrote. “Since when has 3 inches brought Omaha to a standstill?”

