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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Augusta, Rockingham and Rockbridge areas in the coming weeks.
Work scheduled is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies.
Motorists are advised to watch for slow-moving tractors during mowing operations.
Also,...
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Column by Ken Plum
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Gov. Bob McDonnell ran for office as the only candidate with a “transportation plan,” a multi-page, single-spaced document that was good for waving to political crowds but which critics who read its content said had little substance. A report from the...
Edited by Chris Graham
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The newly formed Virginia-North Carolina Interstate High Speed Rail Compact held its inaugural meeting Monday at the NCDOT Transportation Building in Raleigh.
The compact, which was authorized by Congress and established through legislation enacted by the...
Edited by Chris Graham
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today the appointment of Gregory Whirley as the new commissioner of the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Whirley had been serving as acting commissioner under McDonnell since January. A VDOT veteran, Whirley also served as...
Story by Chris Graham
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Lost in the discussion over the merits of the Waynesboro Place rezoning and its potential impact on traffic in the already-congested Lew Dewitt Boulevard-Rosser Avenue-Windigrove Drive area – the part about traffic in that part of town already being...
Special Report by Chris Graham
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You might remember all the hubbub over what they were planning to do with Interstate 81. They were going to pave over the Valley! That was what people were saying, anyway, looking at the monstrosities of plans that we knew as the Star Solutions proposal...
Edited by Chris Graham
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Gov.Bob McDonnell today approved the sale of nearly $500 million in bonds to advance transportation projects managed by the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation.
The bonds are scheduled to be sold...
Edited by Chris Graham
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The Virginia Department of Transportation will complete major portions of its reorganization this week in order to reach a mandated staffing reduction to 7,500 full-time employees by July 1, 2010, and to streamline the way it does business around the...
Edited by Chris Graham
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced a series of independent audits aimed at improving transportation performance and the efficiency of Virginia’s transportation agencies.
The audits will result in recommendations to improve the operations, maintenance,...
Story by Chris Graham
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It makes sense that there might be low morale in VDOT offices around the state. If you’re among the people in danger of being downsized, the reason for your low morale is pretty obvious. Not as obvious, but just as demoralizing, is seeing the person who...
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Video Essay by Chris...
Posted by
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- VDOT: Four rest areas on I-81 reopened
- JMU provost retires
- Civil War historian Craig Symonds to speak on Lincoln at BC
Edited by Chris Graham
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VDOT reopens four I-81 rest areas: The Virginia Department of Transportation today officially reopened four rest areas on Interstate...
Posted by
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How soon should it take to get the roads passable?
Story by Chris Graham
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It can be hard, to say the least, to manage expectations with regard to cleaning streets and roadways after snowstorms. Which is to say, it can be hard to manage the high level of expectations that we have...
Posted by
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Moderated by Chris Graham
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The Shenandoah Valley is under a state of emergency with the winter storm that is expected to dump as much as 30 inches of snow on the area this weekend.
The Snow Emergency Blog has the latest on road conditions from the Virginia Department of...
Posted by
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Authorities ask residents to move cars if possible
Story by Chris Graham
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The Virginia Department of Transportation and the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro are asking local residents to park vehicles in driveways or otherwise off local- and state-maintained streets and roads to allow...
Posted by
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Staff Report
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The Virginia Department of Transportation has closed the bridge over Christians Creek on Va. 907 in Augusta County. This location is just off Va. 612.
Keith Weakley, the VDOT Staunton District bridge engineer, said that it appears that a vehicle struck the...
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Staff Report
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The Commonwealth Transportation Board this week awarded a $10.1 million contract to widen Port Republic Road in Rockingham County to Branch Highways Inc. of Roanoke.
The project will widen the road near the new Rockingham Memorial Hospital. The project...
Posted by
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Staff Report
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today that all of Virginia’s 19 shuttered rest stops and welcome centers will begin reopening starting in mid-February. All facilities will be reopened by April 15th.
In a vote this afternoon, the Commonwealth...
