As snow fall and icy conditions gripped much of Georgia, the Department of Transportation working overnight to treat roads in Atlanta, and Central, Southern and coastal parts of the state.
Georgia Department of Transportation will continue clearing highways in the region, although much of the ice from Tuesday’s snowstorm is gone.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) began treating roads with brine Sunday morning ahead of possible wintry weather.GDOT said in a press release that crews are applying brine – a solution of salt and water used to decrease the probability of freezing – to interstates,
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 — 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 Gov. Brian Kemp wants to amend the fiscal year 2025 budget to include more than $614 million in hurricane relief.
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.
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.
Georgia Department of Transportation plow teams have noticed some treacherous areas while they worked through the night to clear snow from routes in east-central Georgia, and will continue on Wednesday.
Gov. Kemp's $40.5 billion 2025 mid-year budget dips into the state's healthy surplus to bankroll a $1 billion one-time tax rebate.
The Georgia Department of Transportation said brine operations would begin 8 a.m. on Sunday in northwest Georgia.
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