Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and other state officials held a news conference Tuesday morning to give an update on winter storm preparations and urge Georgians to stay off the roads as conditions are expected to deteriorate rapidly.

ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency as temperatures in the Peach State are expected to be below freezing on Tuesday. It comes as crews with the Georgia Department of Transportation brined the roads across Georgia. The state of emergency will run through Tuesday, Jan. 28.

Georgia would boost spending by $4.4 billion in the last three months of the current budget year under the spending plan released by Gov. Brian Kemp.

Georgia officials are warning people to get off the roads by early Tuesday afternoon ahead of a winter storm that they’re comparing to “Snowmageddon,” the storm that paralyzed the Deep South in 2014.

Gov. Brian Kemp committed to invest more than $1 billion into infrastructure during his speech at a Tuesday breakfast with politicians and business leaders. The bulk of the funding would go toward freight and logistics, while $250 million would be reserved for local roads and another $250 million for water and wastewater projects.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared a statewide State of Emergency, effective immediately, ahead of freezing temperatures and winter weather expected to impact Georgia.

As freezing temperatures and winter weather approaches, Georgia prepares with emergency measures and resource mobilization.

Gov. Brian Kemp declared a statewide State of Emergency on Monday ahead of a winter storm that will move through parts of the state on Tuesday.

Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in Georgia on Monday in preparation for winter weather that could bring up to 2 inches of snow to Atlanta.

On Monday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared a statewide State of Emergency, effective immediately, in preparation for the freezing temperatures and winter weather expected to impact Georgia.

Snow and freezing temps prompt Gov. Kemp to declare emergency in Georgia, close state offices, and activate the National Guard.