As snow fall and icy conditions gripped much of Georgia, the Department of Transportation is working overnight to treat roads in all around the state.
ATLANTA — Wednesday came and went and brought with it sunshine and slightly higher temperatures, melting off some of the ice that made roads so tricky in the morning following Tuesday's snowfall around much of metro Atlanta -- but not all of it, and some roads in the more heavily-impacted parts of the region remain hazardous on Thursday morning.
Georgia Power and the Georgia Department of Transportation were working to keep people safe during Tuesday’s winter storm. “We can’t plow through standstill traffic, so we need everyone off the roads,
Crews with the Georgia Department of Transportation are out pre-treating roads with brine around the clock, trying to stay ahead of the below freezing temperatures over the next few days and the potential road hazards that could bring.
The Georgia Department of Transportation has been working to plow and salt snow covered roads and interstates across east-central Georgia. As of Wednesday morning, I-16, I-20 and
The Georgia Department of Transportation spent Sunday protecting roadways by sending 31 bucket trucks out to brine interstates throughout Georgia, including I-95 in Glynn and Camden counties.
From Sunday evening into Monday, crews with the Georgia Department of Transportation are treating roads ahead of winter weather. As of Sunday, brine was applied to more than 6,000 miles of interstate.
ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency as temperatures in the Peach State are expected to be below freezing on Tuesday. It comes as crews with the Georgia Department of Transportation brined the roads across Georgia. The state of emergency will run through Tuesday, Jan. 28.
ATLANTA — Due to winter weather that could potentially cause hazardous conditions, the Georgia Department of Transportation has shut down use of express lanes on Interstate 75. The closures will impact express lanes on the I-75 northwest corridor and the I-75 south metro areas.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wants to amend the fiscal year 2025 budget to include more than $614 million in hurricane relief.
This storm system is so big, so unpredictable at this time, and the temperatures are going to be so extreme,” said Dale.
Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in Georgia on Monday in preparation for winter weather that could bring up to 2 inches of snow to Atlanta.