
Shenandoah Valley roads improving: But high winds, refreezing pose threats
Road conditions in the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands are steadily improving in the wake of Sunday’s winter storm.

Road conditions in the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands are steadily improving in the wake of Sunday’s winter storm.

The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.

Snow and ice continue to fall across most of the Commonwealth, creating dangerous travel conditions throughout Sunday and overnight into Monday.

The final phase of a longstanding highway project that extends 127.5 miles in Virginia from the Kentucky state line near Breaks Interstate Park to Interstate 81 near Christiansburg is about to come to fruition.

The current forecast indicates a significant winter storm with snow starting in Virginia Saturday evening, and an all-day snow event Sunday.

As many are making plans now for what they’ll do over the long weekend, the Virginia State Police is advising everyone to be weather aware and factor in how the pending winter storm can/will impact those travel plans.

During the next several weeks drivers on Interstate 64 from Albemarle County to Goochland County will see crews removing trees, limbs and other debris from the highway shoulders and median.

The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.

Roadway icing and glazing may occur in the predawn hours to late morning on Sunday. Icy roads are possible in the central and northern part of the Shenandoah Valley.

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