KYTC 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.
Motorists and highway crews will be facing a number of challenges that are likely to impact travel during the overnight hours.
Highway crews plan to start salting bridges, overpasses, and other potential trouble spots as the rain starts transitioning to snow in our District 1 counties around dark. 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 opportunity 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, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Crews will halt snow and ice-fighting activities for a time until visibility improves.
KYTC District 1 will provide updates on our Facebook page as appropriate at www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict1.
