“Our Georgia DOT maintenance crews will be out and about on I-20, I-520, state routes in Augusta, and then some other high priority state routes. US-1 and US-25 in Burke County, US-441,” Volk said. “We may also go as far south as Wrens and the Fall Line Freeway, but could be subject to change depending on the forecast.”

Faulkner county officials starting the road preparations for the possibility of several inches of snow all in an effort to ensure safe travel for residents.

Officials across the triad are taking action as frigid temperatures could potentially bring hazardous conditions.

Georgia and South Carolina state agencies are preparing for potentially severe ice and snow as part of a winter storm that could arrive in Georgia on Friday.