Safety First: VDOT Prepares for Winter
- Virginia Department of Emergency Management's snow information page
- Prepare your car for winter driving
- Snowfighters: An emergency response training skills competition
- How VDOT clears snow (WMV, 3 MB, 1:41)
- Safe winter driving (WMV, 2.5 MB, :55)
Download the free video player here. If you need any of this content in an accessible (federal section 508) format, call 804-786-2801.
PDFs 
- Fact sheet (56 KB)
- Anti-icing, pre-treatment and de-icing (37 KB)
For information about how to prepare for all types of emergencies, visit ReadyVirginia.gov.
Links:
- VDOT Travel Center
- Road conditions
- 511 Virginia
- Winter driving information
- Virginia Department of Emergency Management's winter weather page
- VDOT researchers study unique aggregate-chemical mix for improved bridge safety during storms
Other Video
- Parking in snow (:30)
- Clearing roads in 48 hours (:30)
- Interstates and primary roads first (:30)
- Keeping Virginia moving (1:00)
(WMVs. Download the free player here.)
Video transcripts (PDF, 10 KB)
Audio
VDOT's Jeffrey Caldwell explains:
- How the agency decides which
roads to open first (:13) - Preparation (:20)
- Safety (:16)
(MP3s)
Photos:
Click the image for a larger version:
VDOT workers prepare snow plow.
Interstate and major primary
routes are the first ones cleared.
Roy Richards operates a plow. The agency uses both employees and contract workers to clear roads
as soon as possible after a storm.
The goal is to to make all roads
passable within 48 hours.
In additon to plows, the agency has
snowblowers to move large drifts.
Crews work around the clock
to clear snowcovered roads.
Safety is our top concern. Please
be careful when driving in the snow.
Page last modified: Nov. 10, 2008
