Georgia road crews are clearing icy roads faster than anticipated thanks to a new brine recipe. Still, the state Department of Transportation is discouraging motorists from driving through Thursday morning.

As snow fall and icy conditions gripped much of Georgia, the Department of Transportation working overnight to treat roads in Atlanta, and Central, Southern and coastal parts of the state.

Georgia Department of Transportation crews made good progress Wednesday in clearing roads of snow that fell Tuesday and quickly became a compacted layer of ice as cars were driven over it. Former Augusta commissioner John Clarke has suffered a heart attack, according to Commissioner Catherine Smith-Rice.

If you don’t have to leave home Thursday morning, stay put. That’s what Georgia Department of Transportation crews are stressing right now.

Work crews have described icy "treacherous areas" in the 27-county DOT District 2 that includes Augusta, especially on Bobby Jones Expressway. Until higher-priority roads such as interstates are plowed and treated,

Snow fell all over the Augusta area along with many other parts of Georgia on Tuesday. How much? How does this compare to the Jan. 10 winter storm?

The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) says it has plowed all lane miles of Bobby Jones Expressway and Interstate 20 in east-central Georgia as of 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10.

AUGUSTA, GA (WFXG) - Georgia Department of Transportation is preparing highways as the CSRA braces for winter weather. FOX54 checked in with them as they begin applying brine to priority routes throughout East-Central Georgia and statewide.

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) began treating roads with brine Sunday morning ahead of possible wintry weather.

Georgia Department of Transportation crews made good progress Wednesday in clearing roads of snow that fell Tuesday and quickly became a compacted layer of ice as cars were driven over it.

Most city of Augusta services will remain closed Wednesday after a winter storm dumped snow across the region, creating hazardous driving conditions, officials said Tuesday night.

This storm system is so big, so unpredictable at this time, and the temperatures are going to be so extreme,” said Dale.