
VDOT working to ease travel for busy Fourth of July holiday weekend
VDOT will suspend many highway work zones and lift most lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia from noon Friday, July 1 until noon Tuesday, July 5.

VDOT will suspend many highway work zones and lift most lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia from noon Friday, July 1 until noon Tuesday, July 5.

A former Amherst County veterinarian who admitted to stealing opioids was sentenced today to eight months in federal prison.

New LED signs with the capability to display variable speed limits will be illuminated starting Thursday on Interstate 95 northbound in Caroline and Spotsylvania counties and in the City of Fredericksburg.

Motorists should prepare for northbound Interstate 81 single left-lane closures and possible closure of all northbound lanes on June 22-23 for sinkhole repairs in a portion of Shenandoah County.

The United States ranked first among 34 countries for the largest percentage increase in traffic fatalities in 2020, and nearly half of fatal crashes in 2021 can be linked to speeding, alcohol-impaired driving, or failure to use a seat belt.

Update: Wednesday, 1:59 p.m. Interstate 81 sinkhole repairs scheduled for the night of Wednesday, June 8 into the day on Thursday, June 9 are postponed due to forecasted inclement weather.

Fifty-five years ago this month, Martin Luther King, Jr. published his fourth and final book: “Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?”

Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead to make it to their destinations safely this Memorial Day weekend.

VDOT will hold a public hearing concerning the widening of Interstate 81 in Augusta County near Staunton. The meeting will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the auditorium of the VDOT Staunton District office, 811 Commerce Road, Staunton.

A Virginia Tech-led effort could establish Southwest and Southern Virginia as a global leader in next-generation transportation by creating the most advanced real-world test environments for automated vehicles and delivery technologies.