The Kansas Highway Patrol was preparing Tuesday for the impending winter storm that will be affecting the Kansas City Metropolitan area. Due to the predicted winter weather, the Kansas Highway Patrol will be towing any abandoned vehicles from the shoulders of the interstates and highways.

The removal of abandoned vehicles will begin Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 10 a.m. Abandoned vehicles inhibit KDOT’s ability to completely clear the roadway of snow. Towing the vehicles will assist the KDOT in the snow removal process. Troopers and Motorist Assist Technicians will continue to remove vehicles from the roadways until KDOT has completed their snow removal process.

Motorists whose vehicles have been removed from the roadways can call *47 to speak with Kansas Highway Patrol Communications to determine where their vehicle was towed. The towing of vehicles will be at the owner’s expense.