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We are considering a move to Lexington, KY (spouse's job) and I am looking at potential employment opportunity in Florence, KY. Is the commute from Lexington to Florence a painful one?
It's over an hour commute, and depending on the time of day traffic could be pretty heavy. It's a little over 70 miles. Could take you longer if traffic is heavy, and there are accidents slowing things down. Could you find work in Lexington also? Come winter with ice on the roads, you might not like the commute so much.
Much of I-75 north of Georgetown is rather hilly, which may complicate things come winter snow. Moving to Georgetown would cut about twelve miles off your commute to Florence and would add those twelve miles to your wife's travel. The next town of any size would be Dry Ridge, which is much closer to Florence, but a fair distance from Lexington, and the snowy road problem would just transfer to your wife's commute.
I agree, perhaps you might want to look for work in Lexington to avoid town to-town commuting entirely.
Aren't they able to keep I-75 pretty well cleaned off even in the heaviest snows? Just wondering...
Yes, but it takes time to clear the Interstate, and meanwhile, accidents almost inevitably occur due to driver disregard of wintry conditions, further complicating matters and lengthening commute time.
It can be done, of course but these factors should be taken into account and alternatives examined, imho.
Aren't they able to keep I-75 pretty well cleaned off even in the heaviest snows? Just wondering...
No, they don't really. Kentucky doesn't have a lot snow incidents, although they are far enough north that sometimes it can substantial, so they aren't as good at clearing the roads as areas where heavy snowfall is commonplace. That isn't really the problem though. The bigger issue, and it creates far more dangerous driving conditions than snow, is ice. That is more common in Kentucky and intervention is more limited. But worse, because of all the bridges and overpasses along Kentucky highways black ice, which just looks like the same wet pavement you were driving on and occurs as temperatures are just at freezing, is fairly common. Driving on those days is harrowing and involves a lot of praying.
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