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How soon should it take to get the roads passable? Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It can be hard, to say the least, to manage expectations with regard to cleaning streets and roadways after snowstorms. Which is to say, it can be hard to manage the high level of expectations that we have following storms,…
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Authorities ask residents to move cars if possible Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The Virginia Department of Transportation and the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro are asking local residents to park vehicles in driveways or otherwise off local- and state-maintained streets and roads to allow snow-plow drivers to do their thing. VDOT is responsible for…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today that all of Virginia’s 19 shuttered rest stops and welcome centers will begin reopening starting in mid-February. All facilities will be reopened by April 15th. In a vote this afternoon, the Commonwealth Transportation Board reversed its previous decision from June of last year…
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Winter Weather Advisory in effect for overnight Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Greater Augusta area for tonight and early Friday. Snow is expected to begin between 7-9 p.m. Thursday night and continue through 2-4 a.m. early Friday morning. Accumulations of 1 to 2…
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The latest on how the winter storm is impacting the Valley Staff Report Submit weather-related news and cancellations: [email protected] The Latest News – Tonight’s UVa.-UNCW game postponed (Saturday, 12:30 p.m.) – Road information on 511Virginia.org (Saturday, 9:15 a.m.) – JMU-Radford basketball game postponed (Friday, 10:10 p.m.) – Coachmen concert scheduled for tonight postponed (Friday, 5:40…
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Send Snow Day in the Valley photos and weather-related cancellations to [email protected]. Update: 3 p.m. The Waynesboro Christmas Parade scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight has been canceled. No makeup date has been announced. A city official cited the worsening weather conditions and safety concerns as key to the decision.
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Staff Report The Virginia Department of Transportation recently replaced the 841 lamps in the fog-light system on Interstate 64 on Afton Mountain. The incandescent lights originally installed in 1997 were replaced with LED lamps that will require less maintenance and use about 75 percent less energy. The fog-light system helps to safely guide motorists during…
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A detour will begin on Monday, Nov. 9 for eastbound traffic on a portion of Churchville Avenue (Route 250) in the City of Staunton. As part of construction on the Churchville Avenue in Staunton, Churchville Avenue will be closed to eastbound traffic from North Augusta Street (Route 11) to Albemarle Avenue. The eastbound lane will…
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You’re Pierce Homer, the Secretary of Transportation in Virginia. For five years, you’ve been overseeing reforms at the Virginia Department of Transportation that have six in seven projects completed on time and on budget, nearly three times the rate of efficiency that we saw out of VDOT from the Allen and Gilmore administrations. You’ve seen…
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As part of construction on the Churchville Avenue in the City of Staunton, Churchville Avenue will be closed to eastbound traffic from North Augusta Street to Albemarle Avenue. The eastbound lane will be closed 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week. The westbound lane will be open to traffic during construction. The lane closure will begin in late…
