
VDOT: Avoid unnecessary travel due to hazardous conditions from latest winter storm
VDOT is advising people in the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia to avoid unnecessary travel in the wake of today’s snow and ice storm.

VDOT is advising people in the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia to avoid unnecessary travel in the wake of today’s snow and ice storm.

VDOT officials in Central Virginia are urging residents to complete preparations for winter weather as another major winter storm sweeps toward Virginia.

VDOT is hosting a public survey for a transportation planning study of Route 33 (Spotswood Trail) in Rockingham County.

VDOT is warning the public that another winter storm with significant possibility of freezing rain will impact much of Virginia beginning Friday evening and continuing into Saturday.

VDOT urges motorists to be aware of changing road conditions as the Commonwealth approaches another round of wintry weather.

A mixture of snow, sleet and ice is falling in the Shenandoah Valley this afternoon. All travel in the Shenandoah Valley region should be planned around forecasted inclement weather.

Another round of winter weather is forecasted to move into the Shenandoah Valley late tonight and into Sunday. People are asked not to drive if possible.

Another round of winter weather is in the forecast, and VDOT is getting prepared to respond.

Through tractor trailers will be prohibited on Beech Grove/Reeds Gap Road from Mount Torrey Road (Va. 664)/Love Road (Va. 814) in Augusta County to Patrick Henry Highway (Va. 151) in Nelson County, a distance of 7.95 miles.

Progress continues as Virginia Department of Transportation crews continue with snow removal operations after the Sunday snowstorm.