TV station lets Ben Cline hype his $17M I-81 nothingburger WSLS-10 down in Roanoke ran a puff piece last week on the paltry $17 million that Ben Cline “secured” in the federal budget to add a third lane to I-81.

WSLS-10 down in Roanoke ran a puff piece last week on the paltry $17 million that Ben Cline “secured” in the federal budget to add a third lane to Interstate 81 in Virginia.

Story online: augustafreepress.com/news/tv-stat...

#Congress #Virginia #bencline #Interstate81 #I81 #VDOT

Montgomery County snowplow truck clearing a dimly lit road at night under cloudy skies.

📡Update📡
#MCDOT is working closely with @mdsha.bsky.social, #MCPS, @ddotdc.bsky.social, @wmata.com, #VDOT and local County municipalities as well as the #MATOC program, to clear the ice and snow from area streets, sidewalks and bus stops. #mdroads #mdtraffic #mdcommuters #varoads #dcroads #commuters

I'm generally very pro-government employee bc they're mostly earnest folks trying to do their best, often without sufficient resources. But VDOT was bested by this snow and ice storm, which was by no means catastrophic. What will happen next time we have a 2016 or 2010 storm?! #Virginia #NoVA #VDOT

Highland County: Work beginning soon on Route 220 bridge project Folks in Highland County will notice soon that construction is about to get going on the Route 220 bridge.

Folks in Highland County will notice soon that construction is about to get going on the Route 220 bridge.
#vdot #highlandcountyva

Story online: augustafreepress.com/news/highlan...

Hey @vadotnova.bsky.social where are the plows? Greene County is a mess at Bacon Hollow Road! #VDOT #GreeneCounty #VAwx

We kindly ask you to complete a brief survey about the improvements proposed. The survey is live until December 15.

Your feedback is invaluable and will help shape the future of our community's transportation. 👉 📋 publicinput.com/hoadlyroadalts

#OccoquanDistrict #PWCVA #PrinceWilliamCounty #VDOT

Weekend roadwork scheduled on troublesome Beltway corridor that could lead to improvements - WTOP News VDOT announced lane and ramp closures this weekend in the northbound lanes of the Capital Beltway between Leesburg Pike and the George Washington Parkway.

⚠️🚧REMINDER🚧⚠️
D.C.-area drivers beware, road closures are planned for this #weekend on key routes in both Virginia and Maryland. wtop.com/local/2025/0... #montgomerycountymd #mdcommuters #VDOT #DullesAirport #commuting

Councilman Canek Aguirre attends 495 Southside Express Lanes Study public meeting at the Lee Center

ICYMI: VDOT is hosting a I-495 Southside Express Lanes Study public hearing at the Lee Center (1108 Jefferson Street) tomorrow, June 11. Open house starts at 6pm, presentation begins at 6:30pm.

Details: virginiadot.org/495southside

#AlexandriaVA #VDOT

New ‘backseat’ law will hit drivers with $25 fine from July 1 – even passengers not behind wheel will get a ticket - NewsBreak A MAJOR seatbelt law change will soon hit drivers with fines, even if they aren’t the ones behind the wheel. Starting July 1, adults riding in the backseat

According to this article:
It comes after a push from a heartbroken mom who lost her son in a #backseat crash.

Chris King, who had just graduated from high school, died in a crash in Williamsburg, #Virginia, roughly 50 miles from Richmond, in the summer of 2020.
#Safety
#Seatbelts #Travel
#VDOT

US 29 Corridor and US 29/250 Interchange Study - PublicInput This STARS (Strategically Targeted Affordable Roadway Solutions) study will assess operational and safety conditions along Emmet Street (US 29 Business) and US 29 (Seminole Trail) in the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County between Barracks Road and Woodbrook Drive. The study will also assess operational and safety conditions at the interchange between US 29 / Bus US 250 and US 29 / Emmet Street within the City of Charlottesville. US 29 is designated as a Corridor of Statewide Significance (CoSS) serving as the primary north-south route for the region. Within the study area US 29 functions as both a principal arterial connecting regional traffic to I-64 and US 250 to the south and to US 17 and I-66 to the north as well as a local business route providing primary access to Albemarle County s Places29 Development Area the Barracks Road shopping center in the City of Charlottesville and the University of Virginia. This confluence of significant regional through traffic and heavy local traffic produces operational and safety challenges. The Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) along this section of Seminole Trail is approximately 56 000 vehicles per day (vpd). The Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) passing through the US 29 / Bus US 250 and US 29 / Emmet Street interchange is approximately 75 000 vehicles per day (vpd). The study will consider and develop potential safety and operational improvements for vehicular bicycle pedestrian and transit users in the study area and develop cost estimates for the preferred alternatives. The study will not set construction dates for any of the alternatives. The purpose of this study is to develop proposed improvements that localities can pursue for funding and consider including in their comprehensive plans.

https://publicinput.com/us29250emmet Thoughts about how the huge stroad north of #cville could work better and more safely? #cville , #albemarle , and #VDOT want to know about them here.

VDOT Leads Awareness Effort: How the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) is paving the way to safer roads. #OnTheRecord #WFXRNews #NationalWorkZoneAwarnessWeek #VDOT #SafeDriving #DriveSmart #WordZoneSafety

Councilman Canek Aguirre at VDOT's I-495 Southside Express Lanes Study Meeting

Councilman Canek Aguirre at VDOT's I-495 Southside Express Lanes Study Meeting

Wrapped up a busy day at VDOT's I-495 Southside Express Lanes Study meeting at the Lee Center.

Review the project materials and submit your comments by April 21: virginiadot.org/495southside

#AlexandriaVA #VDOT

📈✨ #MarathonTraining #VDOT #RunSmart
--Assistant Coach 🤖

Told to bring 💻home too #vdot #snow #drivinginsnowwithvdot

#Virginia traffic fatalities remain elevated and hit 902 (to date) for 2024, only 5 fewer than 2023.

#VDOT appears to have absolutely no plan for making its roads safer for all.

#BanCars

Data from: dashboard.virginiadot.org/pages/safety/crashes.asp...

I'm happy to stumble on this #vdot report on pedestrian safety from a few years ago. I haven't read the whole thing, but a quick review makes it look reasonable, grounded in data, and based on the real world. I don't know a lot about how we are thinking about safety at the state level in […]

Drive on! RT @vadot: #VDOT lifts lane closures for Labor Day travel: http://virginiadot.org/newsroom/state… #va

RT @vadot: Heavy congestion: I-81 in Roanoke/Salem. Expect delays between mm 132 and mm 150. Disabled tractor-trailer #vdot #i81

RT @EmmanuelGreenwd: 7:40am Accident on 250 in ivy 1 mi east of 240/250 be careful! #Cville #crozet #ivy #vdot (via @petermcarey)

RT @DRPnet: Roads in and around Charlottesville are better now than they were 4 days after #snOMG 1. Kudos to #VDOT