Gov. Kemp announced he has instructed GEMA (Georgia Emergency Management) and Homeland Security Agency, the Georgia Department of Public Safety, Georgia Department of Transportation and important state agencies to monitor the winter weather forecast.

ATLANTA - With a winter storm watch in effect, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has activated its winter weather response plan, aiming to keep roads safe and traffic moving as freezing conditions approach.

Before the weather system’s arrival, crews will apply a brine solution to interstates, state routes, bridges and overpasses in anticipation of freezing rain, sleet, ice, and snow.