Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Highway crews continue to battle ice, falling trees

Dozens of roads in northeast counties blocked

Transportation Cabinet crews in northeast Kentucky are battling not only snow and ice on roadways, but also falling trees that are hampering treatment efforts.

At this time, only major routes in Bath, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Greenup, Lewis, Mason, Nicholas and Rowan counties should be considered passable. Those include Interstate 64, US 23, US 60, the AA Highway, KY 8, KY 32, KY 11 and others.

Department of Highways District 9 crews will continue to respond to the dozens of downed tree reports being received in each county throughout the day, and will continue to plow and treat roadways. In addition, crews are prepping for another round of snow that’s forecast for today.

Motorists are advised that roadways are slick and hazardous, and could be blocked at any time.

As of 6 a.m., primary routes were slushy in all counties, with road conditions reported as “wet pavement.” Other routes ranged from "partly covered" to "mostly covered" with snow and ice.

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