State highway crews battling snow in northeast Kentucky

Winter storm beginning to hit Ohio Valley

FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. – State highway crews in northeast Kentucky are rolling out this afternoon as snow begins to fall from an advancing winter storm.

At 1:30 p.m., Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews in Mason and Lewis counties were treating roadways with snow accumulation reported on some roads. Crews in Fleming and Rowan counties were spot treating.

It’s expected that crews in Department of Highways District 9 will be treating roadways in all counties – including Bath, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Greenup, Lewis, Mason, Nicholas and Rowan – later this afternoon as the National Weather Service calls for the storm to dump snow across the Ohio Valley.

Highway crews will use more than 75 snow plows, rock salt and other materials to keep roads as clear as possible today and overnight.

You can keep up with snow removal efforts by following District 9 online at http://twitter.com/kytcdistrict9. Or, keep up with snow plows statewide using KYTC’s online Snow & Ice Treatment Map at http://kytcgis.ky.gov/snow_ice/.

During this snow event, motorists should consider any travel hazardous and be prepared for slick road conditions. Kentucky travel information is available by dialing 511 or visiting online at www.511.ky.gov.