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.

As winter weather approaches the northern half of Georgia early Friday, the Georgia Department of Transportation is mobilizing crews and brine operations to keep roads safe amid the threat of

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.