2008 News Releases - Salem
Dec. 16, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGE COMING TO ROUTE 221 WORK ZONE IN BEDFORD COUNTY
Dec. 6, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: EASTBOUND LANES OF ROUTE 460 BYPASS CLOSED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
10:00 P.M. UPDATE
Nov. 19, 2008
SUTTON RETIRES FROM VDOT WITH 45 YEARS OF SERVICE
Nov. 17, 2008
VDOT ASKS FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO I-77 AND I-81 OVERLAP
Scoping/Citizen information meeting scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 4
Oct. 16, 2008
SPEED LIMIT INCREASES ON SECTIONS OF ROUTE 460 IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Oct. 15, 2008
VDOT ASSEMBLES RESEARCH TEAM TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE COLLAPSE IN GILES COUNTY
Oct. 15, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: BRIDGE REPAIRS COMPLETED ON SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 81 IN PULASKI COUNTY
Both southbound lanes of I-81 are now open at mile marker 97.
Oct. 15, 2008
VDOT RECOMMENDS MARTINSVILLE RACE FANS FOLLOW THE SIGNS TO REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT SPEEDWAY
Oct. 12, 2008
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE COLLAPSES IN GILES COUNTY
Oct. 3, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: PAVING ON SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 77 IN CARROLL COUNTY TO IMPACT TRAFFIC
Oct. 2, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: EXPECT TRAFFIC DELAYS ON GAME DAY ON SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 81 IN PULASKI COUNTY
Sept. 23, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: BRIDGE REPAIRS IN PULASKI COUNTY REDUCE SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 81 TO ONE LANE
Sept. 18, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: REPAIRS BEGIN ON THE INTERSTATE 81 BRIDGE OVER ROUTE 611 IN PULASKI COUNTY
Route 611 will be closed to through traffic while the bridge is repaired
Aug. 28, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: BRANDON AVENUE BRIDGE WORK IN ROANOKE BEGINS AFTER LABOR DAY
Aug. 28, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: TWO TRAVEL LANES OPEN ON SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 81 IN PULASKI COUNTY
VDOT paves shoulder to provide two lanes on Interstate 81.
Aug. 27, 2008
SPEED LIMIT INCREASES ON SECTIONS OF ROUTE 460 IN BOTETOURT COUNTY
Aug. 26, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: ACCIDENT DAMAGES INTERSTATE 81 BRIDGE OVER ROUTE 611 IN PULASKI COUNTY
A portion of Route 611 and one lane of southbound Interstate 81 will be closed indefinitely.
Aug. 12, 2008
VDOT HOLDS MEETING FOR ROUTE 220 IMPROVEMENT IN HENRY COUNTY
July 28, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: ROAD CONSTRUCTION WILL CAUSE CHANGES IN NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERNS AT THE HILLSVILLE FLEA MARKET
Motorists should expect heavy traffic in Hillsville during Labor Day weekend for the annual Hillsville Flea Market and Gun Show
July 24, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: NIGHTTIME INTERSTATE 81 DETOUR AT EXIT 146 RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER
July 22, 2008
SPEED LIMIT INCREASES ON ROUTE 460 BYPASS AROUND CHRISTIANSBURG AND BLACKSBURG
July 18, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: NIGHTTIME TRAFFIC TEMPORARILY DETOURED OFF INTERSTATE 81 AT EXIT 146 NEXT WEEK
June 9, 2008
VDOT SCHEDULES PUBLIC HEARING FOR INTERSTATE 81
June 4, 2008
ONE-LANE BRIDGE COLLAPSES IN GILES COUNTY
June 3, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: ROUTE 221 TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGES IN BEDFORD COUNTY
May 5, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: EXPECT DAILY LANE CLOSURES AS WORK BEGINS ON ROUTE 817 BRIDGE IN BOTETOURT COUNTY
April 30, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: EXPECT LANE CLOSURES ON INTERSTATE 81 FOR IRONTO BRIDGE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT
April 25, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: ROUTE 743 IN CARROLL COUNTY CLOSES TO THROUGH TRAFFIC
April 23, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: ONE LANE OF NORTHBOUND INTERSTATE 81 WILL BE CLOSED FOR BRIDGE REPAIRS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
April 21, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: NIGHTTIME ROAD WORK SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTS TRAFFIC IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY THIS WEEK
April 17, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 81 REDUCED TO ONE LANE TODAY IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
April 16, 2008
SPEED LIMIT INCREASES ON SECTIONS OF ROUTE 58 IN HENRY AND PATRICK COUNTIES
April 1, 2008
WIDE LOADS DETOURED FROM SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 81 ONTO ROUTE 460 IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
One lane of southbound Interstate 81 closed for shoulder patching
March 5, 2008
VDOT BEGINS BRIDGE WORK AT TWO LOCATIONS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 81 CORRIDOR
Feb. 28, 2008
VDOT HOLDS MEETINGS TO DISCUSS BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PROGRAM
Feb. 1, 2008
SLEET AND RAIN CREATE SLICK ROADS THROUGHOUT SALEM DISTRICT
Jan. 17, 2008
WINTRY MIX CREATES SLICK ROADS IN SALEM DISTRICT
VDOT CONTINUES SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS THROUGH THE EVENING TO CLEAR ROADS
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