VDOT asking residents to stay off the roads during the storm on Thursday

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VDOT asking residents to stay off the roads during the storm on Thursday
VDOT’s Kelly Hannon says main roads are being pre-treated on Wednesday. VDOT crews getting ready to mobilize.
Nearly 30 roads remain closed in the Fredericksburg District. Many of these roads are closed due to downed trees and branches entangled with power lines.
Before starting a trip, motorists are advised to check 511Virginia for a real-time list of roads closed along their route.
Interstate 95 is clear, and primary and secondary roads across the region have mostly wet pavement.
VDOT crews have cleared around 300 downed trees today districtwide.
VDOT applying salt and sand to area roads
VDOT’s Kelly Hannon talks about the Ice Storm Warning. VDOT is treating roads. We all need to treat conditions today seriously.
VDOT’s Darragh Frye talks about snow removal and the need to stay home if icy conditions develop on Saturday.
VDOT crews continue working 12 hour shifts
4+ inches in some areas
VDOT’s Kelly Hannon on how VDOT is preparing for snow and ice…and as drivers we need to prepare.
Drivers urged to adjust travel now
Snow, sleet, ice predicted over the next few days.
These photos show the damage at the slope failure along Route 17 in Caroline County, where the road is closed to through traffic between Route 301 at Port Royal and Route 2 in the New Post area of Spotsylvania.
Route 17 will be closed to through traffic between Route 2 at New Post and Route 301 at Port Royal due to a failed slope and pipe
Kelly Hannon tells us be careful before some non-treated roads have a chance to thaw this morning.
Roads clear. But freezing could create some dangerous conditions overnight
VDOT began pre-treating Saturday morning
Stafford Supervisors pushed back hard in opposition to a transportation bill introduced in the General Assembly by Delegate Josh Cole.