Winter storm makes travel hazardous across Louisville, Kentucky and southern Indiana | News from WDRB [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The winter storm is making travel very hazardous in Louisville and the surrounding area. 

Road conditions

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said it will take time to clear the roads. In a social media post, he said it takes about six hours to treat roads in Jefferson County, and it takes 12 hours to plow roadways. 

Keep up Louisville’s snow routes progress click here. 

Here is the latest update from Louisville Metro Public Works from spokesman Sal Melendez. 

11 a.m. Sunday

Metro’s Snow Team, reported in at 6 a.m. They have been treating the 110 snow routes in the Metro since about 6:30 with salt and calcium chloride to keep roads in safe driving condition. Adding calcium chloride to the mix increases is done when temperatures drop to 25 degrees or lower to maintain treatment efficacy.

The team will be working 12-hour shifts to ensure we maintain around-the-clock road treatment for the duration of this weather …