CLEARFIELD – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is pleased to announce the District 2 winners of the Paint the Plow safety outreach contest.
Paint the Plow is a statewide outreach aimed at promoting winter driving safety and fostering appreciation for high school art programs and student creativity.
Students were invited to paint a plow blade with an original design based on a provided theme. This year’s theme was “Use your reason when it’s freezin’.”
Galeton Area School of Potter County won the “Fan Favorite” award, which was determined by online voting through www.penndot.pa.gov/PaintthePlow.
Members of the public were invited to vote for their favorite plow from seven area high schools that entered in this year’s regional contest. Votes were accepted from Dec. 9, through Dec. 15, 2024. Galeton School received 348 votes to win the 2024-25 “Fan Favorite” honor.
The winner of the “Judges’ Pick” award was Elk County Catholic High School, which was determined through judging by PennDOT representatives.
During the winter weather season, the painted blades are used to maintain state-owned roadways.
State-wide, 76 schools participated in Paint the Plow and over 21,000 votes were cast. Photos of all the plows can be viewed on PennDOT’s Paint the Plow Web site.
Additionally, PennDOT reminds motorists to give plow trucks on the road plenty of space, staying at least six car lengths behind. There may be blind spots where it is difficult for the plow operator to see the smaller vehicle.
Never try to pass or get between several trucks plowing side by side in a “plow train,” and keep your lights on to help the operator better see your vehicle.
To help make decisions regarding winter travel, motorists are encouraged to “Know Before You Go” by checking conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com.
511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
Users can also see plow truck statuses and travel alerts along a specific route using the “Check My Route” tool.
For more information on PennDOT’s winter preparations and additional winter-driving resources for motorists, visit the department’s winter Web site.
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