VDOT’s Kelly Hannon says the Interstate and primary roads are first—and there’s a website where you can track progress.
LISTEN: VDOT’s plowing strategy once the snow starts to pile up
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LISTEN: VDOT’s Kelly Hannon
900 pieces of equipment ready for the storm in the region– Interstate and primary roads have been pre-treated.
WATCH: VDOT begins planning for winter weather in the summer
Planning for winter weather–for VDOT it begins in the summer when drivers are trained and contractors are hired.
Construction to begin on roundabout at Old Plank and Chancellor roads
The Spotsylvania project is being done in connection with private development.
Area road work this week
VDOT is suspending many highway work zones and lifting most lane closures on interstates and other major roads from noon on Tuesday until noon on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday
Area road work this week
VDOT is suspending many highway work zones and lifting most lane closures on interstates and other major roads from noon on Tuesday until noon on Thursday for the Christmas holiday.
Area road work this week
Updated information on work zones and lane closures is available on 511.VDOT.Virginia.Gov.
VDOT’s new parking availability app a real space saver
VDOT is evaluating free crowdsourcing technology that shows space availability in six commuter lots, including two in Stafford County.
Area road work this week
All work is scheduled weather permitting.
For 50 years, GWRideConnect has helped carpoolers get with the program
Service began its work of putting commuters together and lessening traffic congestion and pollution back in 1974.
Route 1 improvements in Fredericksburg to begin next week
Work at two intersections will be complete by June 2026.
Learning Lane work in Fredericksburg to continue through January
The emergency project originally was expected to be finished last month.
Work on Fredericksburg bike path to begin next week
The $2.4 million project will add shared-use path to span of Lafayette Boulevard; also includes improvements to VCR trail.
And then there were two: firm hones in on route for Rappahannock river crossing
More than 140 people attended an open-house-style information session on the proposed crossing.
Local officials asking state to pay for bike/pedestrian path on U.S. 1 bridge
Pedestrian bridge would be part of planned $86.2 million rehabilitation project.
Area road work this week
Updated information on work zones and lane closures is available on 511Virginia.
Cowan Blvd. to reopen to all traffic on Monday
The Cowan Blvd. closing along with changes at the Falmouth Bridge has resulted in some legendary back-ups in recent weeks.
Area road work this week
Updated information on work zones and lane closures is available on 511Virginia.
Breaking: Falmouth Bridge to undergo emergency repairs; vehicle weight limit posted
Emergency repairs to address rapid deterioration in the bridge’s structural steel at spot locations, identified in a recent inspection.
Mudd Tavern Road turn lanes at Route 1 in Spotsylvania open this Monday
As construction continues to widen Mudd Tavern Road to four lanes in the Thornburg area, turn lanes at Route 1 will reduce congestion and driver delays at the intersection.
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