KYTC Urges Motorists To Avoid Unnecessary Travel

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is urging motorists to avoid traveling Saturday evening and during the overnight hours due to the possibility of hazardous road conditions.
Spokesman Keith Todd says crews are planning to ramp up operations around 5:00 Saturday evening to prepare for the possibility of near-blizzard like conditions during the overnight hours. He adds engineers are urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel due to hazardous driving conditions that are likely to develop. If you choose to travel, please make sure you are prepared for the extreme driving conditions and weather hazards you will face.
Todd says motorists and highway crews will be facing a number of challenges that are likely to impact travel during the overnight hours.
According to Todd, highway crews plan to start salting bridges, overpasses, and other potential trouble spots as the rain starts to transition to snow in KYTC’s District 1 and District 2 counties around dark. He indicates there will be a critical window of opportunity to improve driving conditions during that transition. As the storm progresses, crews will mainly focus their efforts on “A” Snow Priority Routes which include interstates, parkways, and U.S. highways.
The National Weather Service Paducah Office has indicated winds will be in the 20 to 30 mile per hour range creating the possibility for whiteout conditions at the peak of the storm, as well as the possibility of drifting snow.
If whiteout conditions make it unsafe for crews to operate, Todd says crews will halt snow and ice-fighting activities for a time until visibility improves.
 

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