Kentucky State Police are conducting a number of roadblocks through early January in Warren and surrounding counties.

Drivers can expect at least three road checks in Warren County during the New Year’s holiday period, said Trooper Todd Holder, spokesman for state police in Bowling Green. The checkpoints are in place due to the increased number of vehicles traveling during the period.

Some stationary blocks will include a number of troopers, while others in outlying areas may have as few as two.

“We started this effort Wednesday and it will continue until Jan. 3,” Holder said.

Over the last few years, there has been a significant decrease in crashes during the New Year’s holiday, he said, and “people expect to see a few roadblocks on New Year’s Eve.” That’s resulted in more bars offering free cab rides for patrons on the holiday, and more parties making arrangements for someone to take guests home, he said.

The effort during the holiday weekend will focus on trying to catch intoxicated drivers, Holder said, but troopers will also check for equipment violations, seat belt violations, speeding and aggressive driving.

Few impaired drivers have been caught during the last few years, he said.

“That’s really good news for us,” Holder said.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office does not have any roadblocks or other special traffic enforcement efforts planned this year, said Deputy Daniel Alexander, spokesman for the office. Neither does the Bowling Green Police Department, according to Officer Barry Pruitt, spokesman for the department.

“Officers will be out in full force looking for impaired drivers,” he said.

The department also has identified some areas within the city for targeted enforcement, Pruitt said.

Meanwhile, state police emphasize that roadblocks are also set up at random times throughout the year, Holder said.

“These road blocks could be set up at any time,” he said.

— Drivers can report a possible drunk driver to state police by calling (800) 222-5555.

Kentucky State Police holiday roadblocks

The following police checkpoints may be established anytime during the holiday period in Warren County:

U.S. 31-W at Ky. 240 in Woodburn; Ky. 242 in Rich Pond, at Old Louisville Road, Massey’s Grocery, Hardy & Sons Funeral Home; Ky. 185 at Miller Road; U.S. 68 at Blue Level Road and Carl Jordan Road; Ky. 101 at Allen County line, Ky. 1297 and Three Forks; U.S. 231 S in Alvaton, U.S. 231 N at Brookwood Road; Ky. 880 at Rock Creek Apartments, rear side of the airport and Ky. 1435 north; Ky. 884 at Ky. 242; Smallhouse Road at Elrod Road; Ky. 622 at Larmon Mill Road; Beech Bend Road at Double Springs, Garvin Lane and Ky. 185, one mile north of the Bowling Green city limits.

State police checkpoints in Allen County may include: Ky. 101 at Ky. 1533, U.S. 31- E, Jefferson School Road, Ky. 234 and the Warren County line; U.S. 31-E at Ky. 482, Ky. 1147, Barren County line, Tennessee state line, Jefferson School Road and Harrison School Road; Ky. 100 at Monroe County line, Ky. 99, Ky. 1421, Walker’s Chapel and Simpson County line; Ky. 98 at Monroe County line and near the boat ramp; U.S. 231 at Mount Union Church Road and at Allen County High School, and Ky. 252 at Ky. 517.

In Barren County: Ky. 70 at Ky. 314 and Ky. 255; Ky. 1846 at Old Lexington Road; U.S. 31-W at Edmonson County line, Ky. 255 and Hart County line; U.S. 68 at Bon Ayr; U.S. 31- E at Allen County line and Jack Turner Road, and Ky. 249, south of Glasgow.

In Butler County: U.S. 231 at Natcher Parkway, Ky. 403 and Ky. 70; Ky. 70 at Ky. 411, Ky. 185, Ky. 3182, Ky. 1117 and south side of Green River Bridge; Ky. 79 at Old McKendree Chapel Road and Ky. 79; Ky. 403 at Horseshoe Bend Road.

In Edmonson County: U.S. 31-W at Barren County line, Ky. 100 and Ky. 259; Ky. 259 at Brownsville limits, Ky. 728, Ky. 70, near Kyrock School and at Ky. 185; Ky. 728 at the dam; Ky. 728 at Hart County line.

In Logan County: U.S 68 at East Auburn Bypass, Ky. 102, Southern States Fertilizer, Russellville Bypass, fairgrounds entrance, Ky. 1151 and Todd County line; Ky. 1293 at Ky. 107; Ky. 96 at Ky. 102; U.S. 431 at Tennessee state line, Ky. 591, Adairville Truck Stop, Logan Memorial Hospital, Russellville N. Bypass, Epley’s Station, Ky. 1040, Ky. 106 and Peach Orchard Road; Ky. 103 at Ky. 1038; U.S. 79 at Russellville Bypass, Old ITW Plant, railroad curve and Todd County line; Ky. 103 at Simpson County line; Ky. 178 at Ky. 1151; and Ky. 100 at the sawmill.

In Simpson County: U.S. 31-W North at Ky. 1008 and at Reasonover Drive; U.S. 31-W South at Macedonia Road, Kentucky Stone Entrance, Geddes Road and Lake Springs Road; Ky. 73 at Ky. 100, Rapids Grocery, Robey Bethel Grove Road, Ky. 1008, Ky. 100 and Simpson County line; Ky. 103 at Ky. 100 and Turnertown Road; and Ky. 585 at Ky. 621.