VDOT: Roads steadily improving in the Shenandoah Valley

Road conditions in the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands are steadily improving as of mid-day Monday. The region received up to 18 inches of snow, with the highest totals in Alleghany, Rockbridge, Bath and Augusta counties.

The Virginia Department of Transportation continues to plow and treat roadways in the affected areas. Many secondary roads are still snow-covered, but crews will get help Monday afternoon from sunshine and above-freezing temperatures. Motorists should be alert for significant re-freezing and black ice on Monday night and Tuesday morning.

Here are the road conditions as of 11:30 a.m. Monday in the 11-county VDOT Staunton District:

• Interstate 64 – Minor conditions in Alleghany, Rockbridge and Augusta counties.
• Interstate 66 – Clear conditions in Warren County.
• Interstate 81 – Minor conditions in Rockbridge and Augusta counties. Clear conditions in Rockingham, Shenandoah and Frederick counties.
• Primary roads – Minor conditions in Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Highland, Augusta, Rockingham and Page counties. Clear conditions in Shenandoah, Frederick, Clarke and Warren counties.
• Secondary roads – Severe conditions in Alleghany County. Moderate conditions in Bath, Rockbridge, Highland, Augusta, Rockingham and Page counties. Clear conditions  in Shenandoah, Frederick, Clarke and Warren counties.

For winter weather road conditions go to http://www.511Virginia.org, look at the orange bar on the top of the page and click on “Text Views” and then click on “Road Condition Table”. Look at the pull down box that lists all jurisdictions. In this box individual counties can be chosen to view.

On the go? Then visit VDOT’s Free Virginia 511 Tools to get your 511 app for android or iOS. Traffic alerts and traveler information can be obtained by dialing 511.

The VDOT Customer Service Center can be accessed through its mobile friendly website at https://my.vdot.virginia.gov/. Agents are on site 24/7 every day of the year to assist the public. People can also call the VDOT Customer Service Center at 800-FOR- ROAD (800-367-7623).

The Staunton District Snow Page is on the VDOT website under Travel Center Snow Emergency Pages. The Staunton District Twitter feed is at @VaDOTStaunton.

The Staunton District Twitter feed is at @VaDOTStaunton. VDOT can be followed on Facebook, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube. RSS feeds are also available for statewide information. The VDOT Web page is located at http://www.VirginiaDOT.org.

The VDOT Staunton District serves Frederick, Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Alleghany and Bath counties.