Know before you go

Butte County this week launched an interactive road conditions map, highlighting closures as well as time estimates for when a road will be reopened. The map is available on the county website as well as the Butte County Connect app.

For those unfamiliar with the app, it’s available through Google Play and the Apple Store and includes links to supervisor agendas, parcel maps, local libraries and a B-Line bus locator. The map, which includes only county-maintained roads, is its newest addition.

“The interactive map provides a much better overview of local road closures and will help our department keep first responders and residents informed of rapidly evolving conditions, especially during winter flooding events, heavy snowstorms, and other dynamic weather events,” Dennis Schmidt, director of county’s Public Works Department, said in a press release.