
VDOT sets public hearing for Route 606 at I-81 Exit 205 improvements
VDOT will hold a public hearing concerning improvements to the interchange of Route 606 (Raphine Road) and Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County.

VDOT will hold a public hearing concerning improvements to the interchange of Route 606 (Raphine Road) and Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County.

Light snow began falling in some areas of the Shenandoah Valley region in late Thursday afternoon and continues into the night. VDOT crews and contractors are plowing and treating roadways tonight. Motorists are advised to use extreme caution when traveling and to expect ice or snow patches on some roads.

Road conditions are steadily improving in the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands. Interstates and most primary roads are clear as of mid-day Monday.

AARP volunteers head to the Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday to ask lawmakers for legislation to provide a tax credit for family caregivers and to help workers save for retirement.

The northbound Interstate 81 off-ramp to Route 11 at exit 251 (Harrisonburg) in Rockingham County is scheduled to be closed from 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, through 5 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20.

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.

Snow is tapering off in central and southern portions of the Shenandoah Valley leaving many roads snow covered. Travel is not advised in the area.

Snow continues through many areas in the Commonwealth of Virginia today. In the Shenandoah Valley no snow has fallen in the Winchester and Frederick County area and in the Lexington Rockbridge County area heavy snow has fallen for most of the day.

Moderate to heavy snowfall is making roadways slick in the central and southern Shenandoah Valley. By late morning Sunday, some areas have reported four inches of snow.

Motorists should expect slick driving conditions Friday morning on many roadways in the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands.
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