Recovering from a major snow storm takes one step at a time, or one plowed road after another.
Lexington snow plow crews and area residents are digging out from this week's storm. Most all of the snowfall readings in the region hover around double digits. Lexington's main roads are mostly clear but many subdivisions remain difficult to navigate.
Streets and Roads Director Albert Miller admits if more snow falls, snow removal crews working in neighborhoods may have to be called back to clear main arterials. "If they start covering up our priority ones that we've uncovered, we'll have to start back on the priority one’s and work the one’s, two’s and then get back in the three’s and four’s. So, it's definitely an issue, but watching it and monitoring it and seeing what happens," said Miller.
Lexington Mayor Jim Gray says subzero temperatures predicted the next few nights could cause other problems. "The challenge will be that black ice can form on these roads. So, the urge for caution is actually elevated right now," said Gray.
Mayor Gray announced there will be no city waste collection through Friday. He says on Saturday, crews are scheduled to run routes normally collected on Monday.
Firefighters continue to urge citizens to keep any space heaters at least three feet away from combustible materials and plugged directly into the wall. They also advise that you turn all space heaters off when you leave home.
