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January 11, 2011 by · Comments Off on Gdot 

Gdot, Dangerous, icy roads threaten pilots Atlanta. “I am from Jonesboro and coming here is like a patch of ice, even on the highway,” Berrin said Carver. Drivers trying to get somewhere in a hurry were just turning their wheels. The Georgia Department of Transportation warns road conditions will worsen by Tuesday morning.

“It’s just not wise to be outside. My biggest concern is people will be back to work; the roads will be in worse shape in the morning tomorrow, “David Spear, a spokesman said GDOT. Spear said many roads had already been treated with salt and gravel began to freeze He urged drivers to stay off the roads until at least Tuesday afternoon.

CBS Atlanta found the hot spots around Atlanta including 10th Street in downtown.

The street had a thick layer of ice that covers it.

The driver of a tractor-trailer lost control target and had to call a tow truck on 10th Street. Some pilots described in driving the streets of the city as a nightmare. It took us about an hour and a half. We were in Lenox Mall. The only thing we cannot do is tried to climb the hills. When you climb a hill it crashes,” Gibson said Bishop pilot.
A public information open house to discuss the proposed project the Ministry of Transport of Georgia to improve the intersection of State Route (SR) 52 and Dug Gap Mountain Road west of I-75 to Whitfield County is scheduled for Thursday, January 6, 2011, from 5 to 7 pm The meeting will be held at Dalton freight depot, located at 305 South Depot Street in the town of Dalton.

“We want to hear the views and concerns of all area residents,” said Kent Sager, district engineer office in Cartersville Georgia DOT.
“The Ministry of Transport of Georgia strongly believes that since this project is intended to serve the people of Whitfield County, ideas and preferences of these people are important,” says Sager. “This meeting will give the public an opportunity to review the proposed project, ask questions and express their preferences and their concerns. “

Atlanta Traffic

January 11, 2011 by · Comments Off on Atlanta Traffic 

Atlanta Traffic, (AP) – A girl of 7 years in North Carolina is in critical condition after being struck by a van while sledding.

Sara King was sledding on a hill on the outskirts of Charlotte on Monday when his sled went into the street and was struck by a passing vehicle. A nursing supervisor said she was in surgery Tuesday at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

Meanwhile, it could take several days before ice conditions to improve dangerous southern areas affected by a wintry blast that sent cars sliding off the road, emptied grocery shelves and officials were nervously watching lines Electrical and ice-laden tree branches.

Low temperatures should continue to snow and ice on the ground in a region where many cities have only a handful of plow, if any.

This update NEWS. Check back soon for more information. AP story earlier is below.

COLUMBIA, SC (AP) – It could take several days before ice conditions to improve dangerous southern areas affected by a wintry blast that sent cars sliding off the road, emptied grocery shelves and officials had nervously watching ice-laden power lines and tree branches.

Meanwhile, New York was about to face its third snowstorm in less than three weeks, a day after the administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg has admitted a series of mistakes in its handling of a week- Christmas weekend blizzard and promised immediate changes. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning on Tuesday evening to Wednesday afternoon, with the heaviest snowfalls expected overnight.

In the south, low temperatures Tuesday were expected to prevent snow and ice on the ground a day after the snow from a few centimeters to more than a foot covered the states of Louisiana to the Carolinas – a region where many cities have only a handful of plow, if any. Freezing rain in some areas added to the misery and area schools remained closed for a second day.

“The road conditions are very difficult at this stage,” Joe Turner, a North Carolina Department of Transportation maintenance engineer in Raleigh, said Tuesday morning. “The roads are very bad. We urge people to stay home. ”

The storm closed most of the towns and villages; many businesses closed, and canceled most flights at the airport in Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International, the world’s busiest. At least nine people were killed in traffic accidents related to weather.

Atlanta area’s normally bustling downtown was almost deserted for the second consecutive day Tuesday. And North and South Carolina, thousands were without electricity.

More than 100 passengers who were trapped in a bus station in downtown Atlanta had sandwiches, blankets and bottled water from a nearby prison.

“It’s better than nothing,” spokesman Curtis police officer said Davenport.

While officials in the South has urged people to stay home if possible, Steve Mesick said it was not an option for him. The 36-year-old had to go to work at a gas station, Columbia, SC.

“You just have to stay on the ice,” Mesick said, laughing as he exited his car and skated on the ice in the parking lot. “Everybody needs gas, and someone needs to be here. ”

The conditions were unlikely to improve. Temperatures should remain below freezing for several days and more snow is expected. This means that the treacherous travel conditions could persist until Wednesday or later.

“The problem here is that they are not used, so that the equipment and the elimination of sanitation and snow removal is not really suited for this kind of situation,” said Tino Grana, 48, New York, who visited Atlanta to sell art at a trade show downtown.

Atlanta, which won 4-7 inches, just eight snowplows. The city hired a fleet of 11 privately owned trucks to help spread the salt and gravel.

The storm system was expected to spread to northern Ohio and could hit the northeast of the snow, tired late in the week.

A number of school districts in Ohio canceled classes until all snow has fallen and the National Weather Service said the snow becomes more intense on Tuesday afternoon.

A snowstorm dumped Christmas more than 2 feet of snow on New York and other parts of the region, Travel Holiday and nearly crippling the closure of large cities. Now, the Big Apple and its suburbs could get 8-14 inches of snow with reduced visibility and wind gusts up to 35 mph, forecasters said. Long Island could get up to 15 inches.

The weather in the Arctic has begun to roll in the South on Sunday, bridges and roads covering with snow, sleet and freezing rain. The governors of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee declared emergencies.

In Georgia, the storm forced inauguration ceremonies for Governor-elect Nathan Deal be moved inside the Capitol steps of the state. Arkansas officials planned to spend within their inauguration on Tuesday.

Drivers struggled to stay on slippery roads, and roads were littered with abandoned vehicles. Some motorists are left in the middle of the cross to push their cars up ramps covered with ice.

Cities by simply not equipped to deal with this much snow, “said Joel Weems, a worker at the University of Mississippi.

But the latest storm also offered the children – and some adults acting like children – a rare opportunity to play in the snow.

“I try to have a snowball fight with my friend,” said 15-year-old Connor Ormond Columbia, SC, as he trotted to the house of a friend, snowball in hand. “It’s more snow than I’ve ever seen! ”

In Memphis, 21-year Jupson Ronni said the roads were not as bad as she feared they would.

“I love snow, I will not lie,” she said. “I’m really homesick. I’m just sad that I must be an adult and work.”

Contributing to this story were Associated Press writers Dorie Turner, Jason Bronislaw, Ray Henry, Debbie Newby in Atlanta and Greg Schreier, Jay Reeves in Birmingham, Ala., David Brandt and Holbrook Mohr in Jackson, Mississippi; Alan Sayre in New Orleans Kristin M. Hall in Nashville, Tenn., and Murray Evans in Oklahoma City.

Copyright © 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Georgia Dot

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Georgia Dot, Winter weather has Gwinnett in a ghost town Monday. Few venture outside their homes (or lawns) as a big storm was beating Gwinnett County and the rest of metro Atlanta, dumping anywhere between 3 and 6 inches of snow, closing government offices and schools and make the roads dangerous.
Winter weather has Gwinnett in a ghost town Monday.

Few venture outside their homes (or lawns) as a big storm was beating Gwinnett County and the rest of metro Atlanta, dumping anywhere between 3 and 6 inches of snow, closing government offices and schools and make the roads dangerous.

The Georgian Ministry of Transport has issued a warning advisory for people to stay away from roads, and Gwinnett was no exception. The county of nearly 1 million seemed an abandoned version, if not beautiful, of itself Monday.

The pilots who braved the conditions slowly slid down and often jammed by the combination of hills and traffic lights.

In the county, pedestrian traffic has become popular, even on busy roads in general as Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road.

Siblings and Sam Mitchell Norton made the two-mile trip to the Russell Ridge Kroger in Lawrenceville by Monday morning walk.

“Our mother make beef stew, and I wanted to put carrots in it,” said Sam Norton; a laugh is visible through the scarf that covered her face.

“We could walk the streets because there are not many cars,” said her brother. “Everything is frozen. It’s fun.”

Gwinnett County Public Schools were closed for the day and also today, just one week into the new semester. Most of the offices of county government and municipalities have also closed on Mondays.

Most companies, including Discover Mills, Gwinnett Place Mall and the Mall of Georgia, were closed Monday for buyers.

County officials will evaluate conditions this morning to determine whether operations will be restored.

According to government spokesman Joe Sorenson, if schools are closed today, the courts will probably follow.

An Emergency Operations Center was activated to coordinate emergency response agencies in the county related to weather and mobility problems, Sorenson said. Officials there do not expect major changes in conditions until today; runs Wednesday, when the temperature is expected to get the freezing.

If no route has been officially closed in Gwinnett, fire and emergency personnel worked with police and Gwinnett DOT to prioritize which highways should be cleaned and where.

Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services has also implemented its emergency operations plan, allowing it to spread the resources around as needed.

“All roads will be deleted from the response of the staff of public safety in mind first,” spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge, said.

The state level, the incumbent governor, Sonny Perdue declared a state of emergency preventive Sunday, while the incoming Governor Nathan Deal offers his inauguration in and canceled events assistants.

Georgia Power spokeswoman Carol Boatright said crews were busy trying to restore electricity to thousands of customers, mainly in western Georgia. She said thousands of workers were prepared to deal with more failures, which were expected because of icy conditions.

With all that ice and snow covering the buyers a little less evil in Lawrenceville Kroger even get baskets in the parking lot.

Lawrenceville resident Sherri Osborne and her husband Shane is creative with the conditions, driving their four-wheeler of Waffle House, then to the grocery store to get creamer.

“I guess we could walk, but he likes the four-wheeler, and we can never do it,” said Sherri Osborne. “This is a guy thing I guess.”

More rain that moved over the state on Monday afternoon, sleet and snow in the northern part of the state throughout the day, weather service meteorologist Matt Sena said. The forecast called for light sleet and freezing rain south of Atlanta.

As of press time, the temperature was expected to remain below zero or Monday, meaning there is no clear road much during the day and night would refreeze. This could cause problems for morning commuters as well.

Source: http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/home/headlines/Serious_snow__113225869.html

Georgia Navigator

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Georgia Navigator, The Ministry of Transport of Georgia provides that the holiday traffic and delays to pick up earlier this afternoon, travelers begin their festivities early on Christmas – those who have a chance of being covered with snow.
The Ministry of Transport of Georgia provides that the holiday traffic and delays to pick up earlier this afternoon, travelers begin their festivities early on Christmas – those who have a chance of being covered with snow.

With Christmas on a Saturday this year, officials expect even more passengers than usual on what are already generally the busiest days of the year. Who might be affected, however, by what the National Weather Service forecasters said Wednesday a 60 percent chance of Atlanta to see a white Christmas.

“We expect heavy traffic around the metro Atlanta early (today) at noon,” GDOT Commissioner Vance C. Smith Jr. said. “Mail and mall traffic is particularly congested. In addition, many travelers will return home on weekends. ”

National Weather Service forecaster Mike Leary says the chances of snow for Christmas are a little better than 50-50.

“There is a chance,” he said. “It would be in the morning. There will be rain, and it will hover around freezing. ”

Georgia DOT has already announced it is suspending lane closures related to construction on all highways and major roads in Georgia from noon today until Monday. However, incident management or emergency lane closures related to maintenance may be required on a road, officials said.

Travelers can visit www.georgia-navigator.com for current road conditions or dial 511 from any phone for traffic information in real time. Those preparing to fly can also dial 511 to be connected to airports in Atlanta, Augusta and Savannah for information on parking, delays or connections to carriers.

Source: http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/home/headlines/GDOT_Expect_holiday_traffic_delays_starting_today_112357329.html

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