Crews work overnight to treat icy roads and collect fallen tree limbs

Crews work overnight and are continuing to work this morning clearing streets and responding to numerous calls of icy limbs and power lines that have fallen on vehicles and roadways. Residents are urged to avoid travel unless absolutely necessary.

Since 4 p.m. Wednesday, about the time the rain started, to 5 a.m. this morning, the Lexington Police Department responded to 21 collisions, two of which involved injuries.

Here are the most recent updates to city services:

  • There will be no city waste collection today. Residents who normally have Thursday pick-up will have their carts emptied on Monday, Feb. 15. The City has already announced that people who normally have Monday pick-up will be moved to Wednesday, Feb. 17.
  • City offices will delay opening until 11 a.m. Thursday.
  • NTI with Parks and Recreation will operate on a delay. Programming at Artworks at The Carver School and Gainesway Community Center will begin at 11 a.m. and close at regular times.
  • The Electronics Recycling Center and the Haley Pike Landfill are closed today.
  • All city golf courses are closed.

 

More information:
For the most recent updates, including street rankings, visit lexingtonky.gov/snowupdates. Follow @lexwrecks on Twitter for information from Lexington’s Traffic Management Center. Residents can view live traffic cameras at lexingtonky.gov/traffic. And for general updates and information, follow @LexingtonKyGov on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

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