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The High Five Rural Traffic Safety Project kicked off today in Hazard! This multi-tiered approach of enforcement, education and engineering will be used to reduce the number of injury and fatality crashes in Perry County. The project targets five rural Kentucky counties with high crash rates.
As parts of Kentucky deal with severe weather, get up-to-date traffic and travel information by following your highway district on social media http://bit.ly/Follow-your-district
It's a new year! Make a resolution to buckle up and put the phone down each time you get in a vehicle. Be safe, Kentucky.
No one wants to start the new year behind bars. 🚔 If you’re planning to drink, plan to get a safe, sober ride home. or Get Pulled Over.
As a reminder, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will be closed December 30 and January 2 in observance of New Year’s Day. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, January 3. Have a safe and happy New Year!
Always keep your tank full. As temperatures change, moisture can gather inside the gas tank and then freeze. By keeping your tank full, there is no space for ice to form and freeze your engine. 🌨️ Find more tips at SNOW.KY.GOV
Take it from the big guy himself! If you're traveling today, slow down! Slick conditions and black ice remain possible. Visit http://SnowKY.ky.gov or http://GoKY.ky.gov for real-time traffic conditions, driving tips, and snow priority route information.
Happy Holidays to you and your families from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Office of Highway Safety. Drive safely, Kentucky.
Driving impaired is deadly – always. If you plan on consuming alcohol, plan for a safe and sober ride home. or Get Pulled Over
Roads are ICY & TREACHEROUS. We’re asking everyone to stay home to ensure their own safety & allow our crews & first responders can do their work.
If you choose to travel today, use caution & pack an emergency travel kit with enough supplies for all passengers for several hours.
Reported Interstate & Parkway Closures:
I-65 NB - Hardin Co at MM 91 (11 AM UPDATE: OPEN but moving slowly)
I-65 NB - Edmonson at MM 43 (right lane blocked)
I-65 SB - Hart Co at MM 52 (11 AM UPDATE: OPEN)
I-71 - Gallatin Co at MM 63
➡️Detouring NB traffic at Exit 62
➡️SB moving slowly
Check http://goky.ky.gov for traffic info.
Midday Update of Reported Interstate & Parkway Closures:
- I-64 in Scott County at mile marker 69 closed in both directions due to multiple crashes.
- I-64 eastbound in Franklin County at mile marker 58 left lanes closed in both directions due to a crash.
- I-65 northbound in Warren County at mile marker 40 blocked due to jackknifed tractor-trailer.
- I-71 northbound in Gallatin County at mile marker 62 lanes closed. I-71 southbound is open but traffic is moving slowly.
- Julian Carroll Purchase Parkway southbound in Graves County near mile marker 18 partial closure. One lane is open due to commercial trucks skidding off the roadway.
Your safest bet is to stay home. If you must travel, check your route on goky.ky.gov or the Waze app before you go! NEVER call 911 for road updates. Keep those lines open for emergencies!
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We've got trucks out treating and plowing roads. They report lots of blowing snow is covering up roads and conditions are slick. PLEASE avoid travel if possible and check resources like the WAZE app or http://goky.ky.gov before you travel.
Several crashes have closed lanes and roadways.
Current Reported State Route Closures:
I-71 N in Gallatin Co near Glencoe
I-75 N in Whitley Co at MP 8.5
I-264 E in Jefferson Co at US 42
I-64 WB ramp to I-265 E in Jefferson Co
Current Lane Closures:
I-275 @ Carroll Cropper Bridge in Boone Co
I-65 N at mile point 21 in Warren Co
Don’t crowd a snow plow or travel beside the truck. Snow plows travel slowly, make wide turns, stop often, overlap lanes, and exit the road frequently. Please leave plenty of space and use caution. Please join us in showing your appreciation for our . We know they'll be working long hours to keep our roads safe.
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Don’t spend your holiday behind bars. 🚔 If you’ve been drinking, call a sober friend, ride share, or taxi to get you home safely. or Get Pulled Over.
Behind every good Snow Fighter is a GREAT mechanic! Wesley Melton, D2 Equipment Supervisor, is pictured below. He’s troubleshooting the DICKEY-john, which is the controllor for the tailgate salt spreaders on the back of our single axle dump trucks. The levers for the controller are next to the drivers seat in the photo.
Wesley and his team work tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure our equipment can stay in service. Thank you to our hidden heroes!
Need an update on traffic conditions? KYTC has all the information you need! Visit http://Goky.ky.gov for snow and ice updates. Never call 911 for road information.
If your holiday plans include alcohol, make sure to plan for a sober designated driver. or Get Pulled Over.
A Winter Storm Warning now covers all of Indiana and western and central Kentucky. weather.gov/lmk
Rain, snow, ice or slush ❄ Please turn on your headlights during poor weather conditions. We are expecting a wintry mix this week and we want everyone to .
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As a reminder, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet offices will be closed Dec. 23 and 26. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 27. Although our offices will be closed for the holiday, our crews are still prepped and ready to respond to the winter weather headed our way. Have a safe and happy holiday season.
Did you know that tonight is the longest night of the year? It’s the winter solstice and marks the beginning of winter. The good news is that the days will begin to get longer from this point! Whether night or day, please drive safely.
Plan ahead now to avoid traveling in potentially hazardous conditions!
Although our crews are doing as much as possible to prepare for the winter weather heading our way, our response may be limited due to the unique weather conditions of this event. The rain expected prior to the freeze can reduce effectiveness of any pretreatments. The extremely low temperatures expected to follow can reduce effectiveness of salt and calcium chloride treatments. This means road conditions will likely be dangerous Thursday night into Friday despite our best efforts.
Driving impaired is not just illegal 🚫, it can be deadly. If you see someone about to drive after using drugs, stop them, take their keys, and call them a safe, sober ride home. If you feel different, you drive different. Drive high, get a DUI.
DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that more salt isn’t always the answer when it comes to treating icy roadways? When temps dip below 30°, salt is less effective. Even more so at night, when the sun isn’t out to warm roadways. In low temperatures, add a calcium chloride solution to salt to help melt snow and ice.
For two decades, speeding has been involved in approximately 1/3 of all fatal crashes in the U.S. Slow down, pay attention, and drive safe KY.
Please give Kentucky snowfighters plenty of room when they are on the road.
Please give our snowfighters plenty of room when they are on the road. Avoid driving in blind spots so they can see you.
Thank you to all of our !
🚍Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Office of Highway Safety teamed up to release videos to educate people about school bus safety. The videos are divided into three sets of grade levels: K-3, 4-8 and 9-12.
↪️bit.ly/KYSchoolBusSafetyVideos
Keep the coal out of your stocking – always drive safely.
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week is wrapping up, so stay informed throughout the year by following Clearinghouse for Older Road User Safety.
Executive Director Bill Bell, Assistant Director Ryan Fisher, and Law Enforcement Liaisons Rob Ratliff, Bob Criswell and Troy Dye are at the KY Sheriffs’ Association Conference in Owensboro.
It's Older Driver Safety Awareness Week. Follow Clearinghouse for Older Road User Safety for helpful information.
ChORUS serves as a centralized source of information pertaining highway safety for aging drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and cyclists.
DID YOU KNOW? It's Older Driver Safety Awareness Week. Find resources at Clearinghouse for Older Road User Safety.
Older driver safety begins before older drivers give up their keys. During , promote older driver safety by planning for your transportation future and with the Transportation Planning Tool, created by Road Safe Seniors. >> https://bit.ly/3fK7vYj
We're joining NHTSA and law enforcement nationwide in the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign Dec. 14, 2022 through Jan. 1, 2023. If your holiday plans include alcohol, please plan for a sober designated driver.
bit.ly/kydrivesoberholiday
Thank you Tony Vanetti for having KOHS Executive Director Bill Bell on the Tony & Dwight show this morning on 840 WHAS to discuss safe driving over the holidays. Buckle up, put the phone down and drive sober!
It's Older Driver Safety Awareness Week! Follow American Society on Aging for helpful information.
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Dec. 5-9 is Older Driver Safety Awareness Week. Begin talking about safe driving in general long before you notice difficulties. Remember: It is a person’s driving performance, not age, that determines fitness to drive. Visit NHTSA at https://www.nhtsa.gov/road-safety/older-drivers for more information. American Society on Aging
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Halloween is full of tales about haunted houses 🏚️, spooky music 🎶, and frightening movies 😨. Don’t turn the scares into real life dangers by getting behind the wheel after drinking. #BuzzedDriving is drunk driving.
It's National Child Passenger Safety Week! Celebrate by making sure your child is in #TheRightSeat. Visit www.nhtsa.gov/therightseat for more information. #CPSWeek2021 #CPSWeek #ChildPassengerSafetyWeek NHTSA Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Car seats are designed to precise specifications to keep children safe, which is why parents need to install and use them correctly, each and every time. Follow NHTSA and visit www.nhtsa.gov/therightseat for more information. . #TheRightSeat #ChildPassengerSafetyWeek #CPSWeek2021 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Sadly, 10 children have died this year due to vehicular heatstroke. While it seems like an impossible mistake to make, every parent or caregiver can potentially become distracted, and distractions often fuel this devastating situation. No one is immune. #WheresBaby #ParkLookLock #LookBeforeYouLock
This Fourth of July, we are partnering with NHTSA for the national Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving awareness campaign. Help keep our streets safe this Independence Day!
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