Snow and Ice

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Did you know that

When snow or ice fall, highway maintenance crews work 12-hour shifts to clear snow and ice from state highways.

District 3 has over 70 snow plows working to clear the roadways and uses approximately 6,000 tons of salt per year!

The Department of Highways also uses a pro-active approach to winter storms through a process of applying anti-icing materials prior to an imminent storm!

Check Road Conditions!

View the statewide Snow & Ice Treatmen Map! Go to GoKY.ky.gov for road condition and traffic information.

Snow & Ice Priority Maps

Snow and ice routes are prioritized in each county based on average daily traffic with Priority A being the heaviest traveled and earliest treated routes.

Click on a county below to see the snow plow priority routes!

Allen

Barren

Butler

Edmonson

Logan
Metcalfe

Monroe

Simpson

Todd

Warren

Priority Routes Definitions:

Priority A: Interstates, parkways and major arteries, with the highest traffic volume. While all roads are treated during a winter storm, these receive top priority with a goal of a one-hour turnaround time on interstates and two-hour turnaround on other A routes.

Priority B: Highways that are not as heavily traveled as ‘A' routes, are treated next. All Priority B routes

should be completely treated during a routine winter storm with a goal of a four-hour turnaround.

Priority C: Mainly rural and other low-volume routes are third on the list. The cabinet's goal is to treat Priority C routes within 16 hours of the beginning of a routine snow event. However, because to protect the very expensive equipment, safety concerns for our crews and the lack of overall effectiveness, C routes might not be treated during overnight hours.

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