travel advisory

The New York State Department of Transportation has issued a travel advisory for motorists in Utica.

UPDATE: 02/23/2015 11:31am New York State Police are saying that several vehicles were involved in an accident that occurred between mile markers 266 and 268 during what is being described as "a period of low visibility."

The State Department of Transportation is announcing road closures that may affect you if you are traveling through the Utica area.

An accident on Route 8 northbound in Washington Mills ahs traffic backed up to New Hartford.

Route 12 in New Hartford is closed until further notice.

UPDATE: 01/09/2015 9:57pm I-90 Remains closed in both directions between Exit 53 (Downtown Buffalo - Canada/I-190) and Exit 61 (Ripley / Shortman Road). The I-190 southbound ramp to westbound I-90 remains closed.

A Travel Advisory has been issued in Madison County.

Governor Cuomo has opted to activate the State's Emergency Operations Center in anticipation of heavy snowfall that's expected to hit New York in the next 24 hours.

Mountains of snow and blinding weather conditions are forcing the continued closure of the New York State Thruway between Exits 46 to 61 today as Buffalo and parts of Rochester are expecting to get hit with even more of the white stuff.

Motorists traveling on the North-South Arterial will encounter a slight delay Saturday morning.