VDOT News - Staunton

STAUNTON – (7:45 a.m.) The potential for freezing rain and icy roads is present now through late Sunday morning. Rainfall is moving in across the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands. Conditions allow for icing and glazing on roadways, especially in the central and northern valley as well the higher elevations of Bath and Highland counties. Bridges, overpasses and other elevated surfaces freeze before roadways.

Other areas in northern Virginia may also experience glazed roads. Check Virginia’s 511 system at http://www.511Virginia.org for statewide road conditions, crash locations and traffic cameras.

The Virginia Department of Transportation advises motorists to avoid traveling until mid-day, when air and ground temperatures rise well above freezing. Ponding on some roads is possible from rain and melting snow later in the day.

VDOT crews are monitoring road conditions and treating roads as needed. Many roadways retain salt from previous winter weather on Thursday and Friday, which should help prevent ice bonding to road surfaces.

For winter weather road conditions on http://www.511Virginia.org, click on “Text Views” on the orange bar at the top of the page, and then click on “Road Condition Table.” The pull-down box lists all jurisdictions. In this box individual counties can be chosen to view.

The VDOT Customer Service Center can be accessed through its mobile friendly website at https://my.vdot.virginia.gov/. Agents are on site 24/7 every day of the year to assist the public. People can also call the VDOT Customer Service Center at 800-FOR-ROAD (800-367-7623).

The Staunton District Snow Page is on the VDOT website under Travel Center Snow Emergency Pages. The Staunton District Twitter feed is at @VaDOTStaunton.

VDOT can be followed on Facebook, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube. RSS feeds are also available for statewide information. The VDOT Web page is located at http://www.VirginiaDOT.org.

The VDOT Staunton District serves Frederick, Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Alleghany and Bath counties.

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Road condition definitions:
Severe – drifting or partially blocked road.
Moderate – snow or ice on major portions of the roadway.
Minor – bare pavement except for isolated spots of snow, ice or slush.

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