
VDOT lifting lane closures for Easter travel
Are you planning to travel over the Easter holiday? VDOT is reminding motorists to put safety first, during holiday trips and throughout the year.

Are you planning to travel over the Easter holiday? VDOT is reminding motorists to put safety first, during holiday trips and throughout the year.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved 23 contracts at their monthly meeting Wednesday totaling $167.5 million for projects and paving in the VDOT Culpeper, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg, Northern Virginia, Richmond, Salem and Staunton districts.

Crossover came and went the day before Valentine’s Day. It was notable for lots of things, both done and undone. The biggest enchilada remains Medicaid expansion.

Three legislators from Southwest Virginia have introduced several bills in the 2018 General Assembly aimed at protecting water quality and landowner rights from the construction of fracked-gas pipelines, such as the proposed Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines.

The VDOT Culpeper District is preparing for potential winter weather that is forecast to begin late Friday night.

Virginia is among 15 states to participate in a two-day Drive to Save Lives traffic safety initiative that coincides with National Teen Driver Safety Week.

Flashing yellow left-turn arrow traffic signals will be installed at seven intersections from Thursday, September 28, through Thursday, October 5.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

VDOT is lifting lane closures where possible during the Labor Day weekend to make your end-of-summer adventures easier.