12/21/2004
VDOT TO LIMIT CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKENDS

12/13/2004
VDOT Names New Staunton District Administrator

12/10/2004
ROAD CONDITION UPDATE Dec. 13, 2004, 9AM EST

12/10/2004
NEW DIRECTORS SELECTED FOR VDOT’S PROGRAMMING, PLANNING AND POLICY DIVISIONS

12/09/2004
GOVERNOR WARNER PROPOSES $824 MILLION TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVE
Package continues reforms, offers new support for rail & transit, PPTAs, local control

11/19/2004
VDOT SUSPENDS LANE CLOSURES FOR THANKSGIVING DAY HOLIDAY

11/18/2004
Transportation Board Approves Blueprint for Shaping the Future of Transportation in Virginia
Funding remains key challenge to transportation improvements

11/18/2004
Transportation Board Awards Five Road Construction Contracts

11/15/2004
VDOT IS READY FOR WINTER WEATHER
$85 million is budgeted for snow removal

11/01/2004
VDOT SEEKS PRIVATE SECTOR INTEREST ON BUILDING ROAD PROJECTS IN HAMPTON ROADS AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONS

11/01/2004
ROUTE 58 PROJECTS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BENEFIT FROM SAVINGS THROUGH REFINANCING BONDS

10/27/2004
VDOT DELIVERS MORE PROJECTS ON TIME AND ON BUDGET
Latest quarterly report card released today

10/22/2004
SMART TAG – E-ZPASS MERGE OCT. 27
Hassle-free way to travel from Virginia to Massachusetts

10/12/2004
Presentations Available from 53rd Virginia Transportation Conference

10/12/2004
STATEWIDE ROAD CLOSURE UPDATE
October 12, 6 p.m. EST

10/05/2004
INVITATION TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND PROCUREMENT PARTNERS

10/05/2004
VDOT Observes Put The Brakes On Fatalities Day®

09/28/2004
STATEWIDE ROAD CLOSURE UPDATE
Staunton, Culpeper and Northern Virginia Districts

09/21/2004
PUBLIC HEARINGS TO BE HELD ON VIRGINIA’S TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM

09/17/2004
VDOT WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DEDICATED

09/16/2004
NORTHERN VIRGINIA GETS NEW VDOT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR

09/16/2004
TRANSPORTATION BOARD APPROVES REVISED SIGN PROGRAM

09/14/2004
VDOT FOCUSES ON IMPROVING EMPLOYEE SAFETY AT TUNNELS IN THE HAMPTON ROADS REGION

09/03/2004
VIRGINIA'S STATEWIDE FALL ROADSIDE CLEANUP SET FOR SEPT. 18
Adopt-a-Highway volunteers will be out in force for annual event

09/02/2004
ROAD DAMAGES APPROACHING $20 MILLION
VDOT officials expecting federal disaster funds to offset flood expenses

09/01/2004
VDOT SUSPENDS NORMAL LANE CLOSURES FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND TRAVEL
Flood-related closures in Central Virginia will remain in place as long as needed

09/01/2004
VDOT CREWS WORKING AGGRESSIVELY TO OPEN FLOOD-CLOSED ROADS IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Damage estimated to cost between $10 million and $20 million

08/27/2004
VDOT ENTERS INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO IMPROVE I-495 IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

08/19/2004
NEW LOCAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTOR WILL EXPAND PARTNERSHIPS WITH CITIES AND TOWNS

08/05/2004
VDOT PROJECT IN CHESAPEAKE EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR PROTECTING WILDLIFE

07/15/2004
Transportation Enhancement Project Facts - July 15, 2004

07/15/2004
VDOT IMPROVES PERFORMANCE WITH DELIVERING PROJECTS ON TIME AND ON BUDGET

07/15/2004
VDOT WORKERS’ MEMORIAL CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
I-64 scenic overlook closed temporarily for safety during construction

07/02/2004
From the Office of the Governor:
GOVERNOR WARNER ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

07/01/2004
VDOT Suspends lane closures for Fourth of July travel

07/01/2004
VDOT AND CITIES FORM PARTERSHIP TO MANAGE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS
The first three cities sign agreements to take over their road projects

06/17/2004
Six-Year Improvement Program 2005-2010 And FY05 Transportation Budget (FAQs)

06/17/2004
SIX-YEAR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM IS REDUCED BY MORE THAN $1 BILLION
Maintenance costs grow while construction funding declines

05/27/2004
VDOT Suspends Lane Closures for Memorial Day Travel

05/20/2004
ADVISORY PANEL MAKES RECOMMENDATION ON I-495 HOT LANE PROPOSAL

05/18/2004
PANEL HOLDS NEXT MEETING ON BELTWAY HOT LANES PROPOSAL MAY 20

05/17/2004
PANEL HOLDS NEXT MEETING ON BELTWAY HOT LANES PROPOSAL MAY 20

05/14/2004
NEW DIRECTIONAL SIGN PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT TRAVELERS, BUSINESSES AND TOURIST DESTINATIONS
Public Invited to Comment on New Program Under Development

05/13/2004
VDOT HALTS PLANS TO REPAVE ENTIRE STRETCH OF I-64 FROM RICHMOND TO NEWPORT NEWS
Tight funding sources cause a change of plans to more targeted approach

05/11/2004
VDOT Commissioner Returns Powhite Parkway PPTA Proposals

05/07/2004
VDOT offering licensing agreements for Right of Way Management System
Minnesota Department of Transportation first to pay for rights to use software

04/09/2004
ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY VOLUNTEERS TO CLEAN UP ROADSIDES THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA APRIL 17

04/02/2004
Transportation Board Holds Public Hearing on Draft Six-Year Improvement Program April 6
Hearing held via videoconference for the first time

04/02/2004
Motorists Asked to Focus and Drive Safely Through Work Zones
VDOT Observes Work Zone Awareness Week April 4 -10

04/02/2004
Safety Breaks Planned for 40 Virginia Rest Areas
VDOT Kicks Off Work Zone Awareness Week April 4 -10

03/29/2004
EVALUATION OF I-495 HOT LANE PROPOSAL PROCEEDS Next review meeting to be held April 1 in Springfield

03/19/2004
TRANSPORTATION BOARD AWARDS $53 MILLION WORTH OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

03/18/2004
TRANSPORTATION BOARD APPROVES NEW POLICY FOR VDOT TO IMPROVE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS

03/17/2004
WORKING DRAFT OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM RELEASED
Program could change depending on outcome of state budget

03/10/2004
VDOT ANNOUNCES NEW DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS FOR SALEM AND CULPEPER DISTRICTS

03/05/2004
VDOT COMMISSIONER REACHES DECISION ON I-81 PPTA PROPOSALS

02/20/2004
VDOT ON POTHOLE PATROL ACROSS THE STATE

02/13/2004
ADVISORY PANEL REACHES RECOMMENDATION ON I-81 PPTA PROPOSALS

02/10/2004
VDOT’S EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT TEAM WINS INDUSTRY’S TOP HONORS

02/06/2004
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION: Evaluation of I-81 Proposals Proceed
Next meeting to be held in Salem on Feb. 13

01/27/2004
ROAD CONDITIONS IMPROVE
(Jan. 27, 6:00PM)

01/27/2004
SLICK ROADS ACROSS THE STATE
(Jan. 27, 2004, 6:30 AM)

01/27/2004
Transportation Commissioner Helps Lead Nation’s Premier Transportation Research Organization

01/26/2004
VDOT CREWS MAKE PROGRESS CLEARING ROADS
Motorists advised of freezing rain

01/25/2004
VDOT MOBILIZED FOR STATEWIDE SNOWSTORM

01/22/2004
VDOT Names Chief of Systems Operations
New position to improve transportation mobility throughout Virginia

01/20/2004
TRANSPORTATION BOARD APPROVES RAIL ACCESS FUNDS FOR THREE PROJECTS

01/20/2004
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES IMPACT OF BUDGET AND TAX REFORM PLAN ON SIX-YEAR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
~Commonwealth of Opportunity Plan protects Trust Fund and funds extra $1.3 billion over six years

01/15/2004
TRANSPORTATION BOARD AWARDS $42 MILLION WORTH OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

01/14/2004
VDOT MAKES STEADY PROGRESS WITH DELIVERING PROJECTS ON BUDGET
Latest quarterly report released

01/08/2004
I-81 SAFETY ENFORCEMENT ZONE
FACT SHEET

01/08/2004
VIRGINIA’S FIRST SAFETY ENFORCEMENT ZONE SET
Traffic violations on I-81 between Salem and Ironto could cost motorists more

01/06/2004
PUBLIC COMMENTS SOUGHT ON I-81 PROPOSALS
Videoconference to be held on Jan. 15

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