
VDOT’s Interstate 81 operational improvements receive national recognition
The Virginia Department of Transportation has been named a Top 12 national finalist in the 13th annual America’s Transportation Awards competition.

The Virginia Department of Transportation has been named a Top 12 national finalist in the 13th annual America’s Transportation Awards competition.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will be closing the Route 720 Bridge over Interstate 81 in Rockingham County as part of plans to replace the existing structure.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is prepared to keep Virginia roads safe ahead of forecast effects of Tropical Storm Isaias.

VDOT was recently awarded two federal grants totaling more than $4.5 million to enhance safety, improve congestion and incident management, and predict parking availability.

VDOT has launched a new website detailing projects that are underway and planned as part of Virginia’s $2 billion Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Program.

The Virginia Transportation Construction Job Board, vatransportationjobs.org, provides information and links to jobs across the Commonwealth.

The Virginia Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, has launched the Virginia Commuter Survey, a statewide effort to gauge COVID-19 impacts to commuting around the Commonwealth.

As part of the ongoing 5th Street corridor study, the Virginia Department of Transportation invites public feedback on potential projects between Harris Road in Charlottesville and Ambrose Commons Drive in Albemarle County.

Motorists across the Commonwealth will see COVID-19 health safety messages on VDOT changeable message signs.

Effective at 5 p.m., Friday, VDOT is closing offices and other non-public facilities to walk-in visitors until further notice as a precaution to help prevent spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
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