State Crews Move In After Beshear Criticizes Lexington’s Snow and Ice Response

Overview

• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews are clearing Lexington neighborhood routes after prolonged icing left many streets hazardous nearly two weeks after the storm.
• Gov. Andy Beshear criticized the city’s performance and said state roads were passable within about two days due to pre-treatment the city allegedly skipped.
• Mayor Linda Gorton countered that crews pre-treated extensively and never refused state help, calling the issue a misunderstanding.
• The governor offered to share state practices and to help rewrite Lexington’s snow-and-ice plan as the city conducts an after-action review.
• The lingering conditions have contributed to nine straight days of Fayette County school closures and disrupted daily commutes.