Travel Information

CBCE monitors a number of websites to determine the safety of Michigan roads during inclement weather.
* Up North Live (Traverse City/Gaylord/Atlanta)
* National Weather Center
* Local news channels
* MDOT website
* Weather Underground

In the event there is a Hazardous Roads Advisory, you will be provided with an extra hotel night, if needed, at the end of your rotation.

As weather forecasts increasingly include reports of wintery conditions, we would like to remind you to make a reasonable effort to travel to your assigned location. The expectation is that you will allow yourself extra time for travel so that you’ll arrive safely, specifically if there are no Hazardous Road Advisories. At the same time you are advised to use good judgment about the risks of travel. If you feel that reasonable attempts to travel will jeopardize your personal safety, do not travel.

If you are travelling and cannot make it to your destination, please find accommodations until travel is safe. The office of Community-Based Collaborative Care and Education will reimburse you for hotel accommodations when your travel is interrupted due to the weather conditions.

Please contact your assigned rotation site and the office of Community-Based Collaborative Care and Education if weather conditions delay your expected arrival time.

Winter road advisories can be found on the Michigan State Police web site.

Winter level of service maps, illustrating the service priorities for each region of the state regarding snow and ice removal, have been posted to MDOT's web site.

Before getting behind the wheel, you can also check for updates from MDOT on statewide lane closures. Follow MDOT on Twitter and Facebook.

Business travel can be stressful. Why make it more so by setting yourself up as a target for crooks? Here's what you can do-on the road and at your hotel or motel-to improve the chances you'll return home safely.

On the Road

• Become familiar with your travel route before you start. Get a map and study it.

• Make sure the UM car is in good operating condition. Learn how to operate all windows, door locks, and other equipment before you leave the lot.

• Keep car doors locked while you are driving. Store luggage in the truck.

• Park in well-lighted areas only, close to building entrances and walkways.

• Have car keys ready when approaching your car. Check the back seat and floors before you get in.

• If you are bumped by another car, think before you get out. If you are in doubt or uncomfortable, signal the other driver to follow you to a nearby police station or a busy, well-lighted area where it's safe to get out.

At the Hotel

• Insist that hotel personnel write down your assigned room number so others can't see or hear it.

• Never leave luggage unattended.

• Keep all hotel doors and windows locked, and use all door locks.

• Learn the location of fire exits, elevators, and public phones in case of emergency.

• Make sure your room has an indoor viewer and a dead bolt lock.

• Keep valuables-jewelry, cash, etc. in the hotel safe. Better still; leave jewelry in a safe at home.

• Ask hotel staff about the safety of the neighborhood and what areas to avoid.

• Before taking a cab, ask the staff about directions and estimated costs.

• Always verify who's at your door. Don't open the door to someone you don't know. If an unexpected visitor claims to be a hotel employee, call the front desk to make sure.

• Don't display room keys in public or leave them on the restaurant tables, at the swimming pool, or in other places where they can easily be stolen.

• If you lose the plastic key card to your room, insist on a new-keyed card.

Crime can be random, but there's a lot you can do to limit your chances of becoming a victim. Often simply being aware of the threat of crime-and alert to what you can do to prevent it-will go a long way to making your business trip both safe and successful.

Remember to practice safety. Don't learn it by accident.

Please be sure to park in a space with no sign on level P-1 in the Palmer Parking Structure.