2005 News Releases - Salem

12/13/2005
PUBLIC INVITED TO CELEBRATE OPENING OF U.S. ROUTE 58 SEGMENT
Secretary of Transportation to Speak at Ceremony

12/09/2005
TRAFFIC ALERT: SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 81 TRAFFIC TO BE DETOURED BETWEEN DIXIE CAVERNS AND CHRISTIANSBURG

11/18/2005
VDOT’s SALEM DISTRICT IS READY FOR WINTER

10/14/2005
TRAFFIC ALERT: VDOT CLOSES ROUTE 806 (RUCKER ROAD) BRIDGE IN BEDFORD COUNTY DUE TO DAMAGE

10/03/2005
VDOT CELEBRATES SUMMER OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS COMPLETED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND UNDER BUDGET

08/30/2005
VDOT COMPLETES ROAD PROJECTS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND UNDER BUDGET

08/29/2005
TRAFFIC ALERT: HILLSVILLE TRAFFIC TO BE CONGESTED THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND

08/16/2005

U.S. 58/220 Bypass at Martinsville Part of Federal Research Project State, UVA engineers conducting study for FHWA

07/13/2005
VDOT SCHEDULES HEARING FOR ROUTE 8 CONNECTOR

07/12/2005
PLANS ADVANCE FOR NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL ON THOMPSON MEMORIAL DRIVE IN SALEM

07/11/2005
VDOT AUCTIONS SURPLUS PROPERTY IN SALEM ON JULY 20

06/30/2005
GET THE FACTS FROM I-81 NEWSETTER AND I-81.ORG
New publication available in print and on-line

06/27/2005
VDOT AWARDS CONTRACTS FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

06/23/2005
MAJOR TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGE COMES TO MEMORIAL BRIDGE

06/16/2005
TRANSPORTATION BOARD FINALIZES SIX-YEAR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

06/10/2005
VDOT NAMES NEW OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR HILLSVILLE RESIDENCY

05/19/2005
VDOT ACTIVATES NEW SIGNAL ON ROUTE 220 IN BOONES MILL

05/10/2005
VDOT LAUNCHES NEW I-81 WEB SITE
Go to
www.I-81.org for all the facts

05/09/2005
VDOT RECONSTRUCTS SQUIRREL SPUR ROAD AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND UNDER BUDGET

05/06/2005
POTHOLE PATCHING UNDER WAY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Report potholes by calling 1-800-367-ROAD

04/25/2005
PLANS APPROVED FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO ROUTE 811 IN BEDFORD COUNTY

04/21/2005
BOARD AWARDS INDUSTRIAL AND RAIL ACCESS FUNDS FOR JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTS

04/07/2005
BACKGROUND ON FIRST YEAR RESULTS OF I-81 HIGHWAY SAFETY CORRIDOR

04/06/2005
SURVEY SHOWS HIGH AWARENESS OF I-81 SAFETY CORRIDOR
Number of crashes in corridor levels off from 2003-04

04/05/2005
TRAFFIC ALERT: MARTINSVILLE RACE FANS SHOULD FOLLOW SIGNS

04/05/2005
VDOT AWARDS CONTRACTS FOR ROAD WORK

04/04/2005
VDOT COMPLETES BRIDGE PAINTING AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND UNDER BUDGET

03/17/2005
BOARD AWARDS CONTRACT TO WIDEN HOLLINS ROAD IN ROANOKE COUNTY

03/12/2005
TRAFFIC ALERT: SNOWFALL CREATING SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS

03/07/2005
VDOT AWARDS GUARDRAIL CONTRACT

03/07/2005
VDOT TO HOLD RESCHEDULED CITIZENS INFORMATION MEETING ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS TO ROUTE 679 (BUCK MOUNTAIN ROAD) IN ROANOKE COUNTY

03/03/2005
Battling snow drifts on Bent Mountain in Roanoke - A slide show

03/03/2005
CREWS CONTINUE TO CLEAR DRIFTS IN FLOYD COUNTY

03/02/2005
SEVERAL FLOYD COUNTY ROUTES ARE CLOSED DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW

03/02/2005
VDOT AWARDS MORE THAN $13.6 MILLION IN CONTRACTS

03/02/2005
DRIFTING SNOW CLOSES SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS IN THE AREA

03/02/2005
VDOT USES HEAVY-DUTY SNOW BLOWER TO RE-OPEN CLOSED ROADS

03/01/2005
SPEED LIMIT INCREASES ON MARTINSVILLE BYPASS

03/01/2005
DRIVERS SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR SLICK SPOTS THIS MORNING

02/28/2005
TRAFFIC ALERT: DRIVERS CAN EXPECT INTERSTATES AND MAJOR ROADS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION

02/28/2005
HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE SALEM DISTRICT

02/28/2005
TRAFFIC ALERT: SNOWPLOW DRIVERS CONTINUE TO PLOW SECONDARY ROADS

02/28/2005
HEAVY SNOW MAKES DRIVING DIFFICULT ACROSS MUCH OF THE SALEM DISTRICT

02/28/2005
VDOT TO RESCHEDULE TONIGHT’S CITIZEN INFORMATION MEETING FOR ROUTE 679 IN ROANOKE COUNTY

02/22/2005
VDOT TO HOLD CITIZENS INFORMATION MEETING ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS TO ROUTE 679 (BUCK MOUNTAIN ROAD) IN ROANOKE COUNTY

02/17/2005
TRANSPORTATION BOARD AWARDS $4.7 MILLION IN CONTRACTS

02/03/2005
TRAFFIC ALERT: SUNSHINE HELPS BRING SIGNIFICANT ROAD IMPROVEMENT

02/03/2005
Roads becoming more slippery as snow/ice continues to fall

02/01/2005
VDOT posts draft purpose and need portion of I-81 DEIS

01/31/2005
TRAFFIC ALERT: REFREEZING A CONCERN FOR MORNING TRAFFIC

01/30/2005
TRAFFIC ALERT: SECONDARY ROADS COULD REFREEZE OVERNIGHT

01/30/2005
TRAFFIC ALERT: CONDITIONS ON MAJOR ROADS IMPROVE; WORK IS JUST BEGINNING TO PLOW SECONDARY ROADS

01/29/2005
TRAFFIC ALERT: WINTRY MIX AND SNOW BLANKET ROADS IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA

01/29/2005
TRAFFIC ALERT: ROADS THROUGHOUT SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK

01/24/2005
ROAD CONDITIONS IMPROVE SOME, WILL GET BETTER WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES

01/24/2005
LOWER TEMPERATURES MEAN ICY SECONDARY ROADS

01/23/2005
DON’T EXPECT MUCH IMPROVEMENT TODAY OR TOMORROW

01/23/2005
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU WILL GET FOR TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW

01/22/2005
SLIPPERY ROADS, HIGH WINDS COMBINE TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS

01/22/2005
SLIPPERY ROADS, HIGH WINDS COMBINE TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS

01/20/2005
TRANSPORTATION BOARD AWARDS CONTRACT FOR LIBERTY STREET PROJECT

01/20/2005
VDOT ADDS NEW CAPABILITIES FOR SNOW MANAGEMENT

01/19/2005
VDOT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF RECENT WARM WEATHER

01/12/2005
VDOT AWARDS MORE THAN $6.8 MILLION IN CONTRACTS

01/07/2005
VDOT ENGINEERS EARN PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING LICENSES

01/04/2005
VDOT PLANS SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FOR ROUTE 220


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