NDOT information available via text messages

Nevada road condition e-mail and text message alerts are now available through the Nevada Department of Transportation’s 511 travel information system.

Known as ClearPath 511, the alerts include tire and chain controls, wind advisories/prohibitions and full road closures due to incidents or weather on state roads.

To sign up, users simply log onto www.nvroads.com, select the “ClearPath” icon and register to receive reports for the state road segments of their choice. The alerts are free, excluding text message fees imposed by individual phone carriers.