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Best mileage for transportation tax dollars
A new transportation law will soon tax Peninsula citizens to fund traffic congestion relief projects. Whether or not one agrees with the law, it is our duty to make sure that our tax dollars are spent correctly. The Hampton Roads Transportation...Tags: Emancipation Oak, Hampton Roads, Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization, Transportation, Hampton University
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UPDATE: Driver killed in car wreck on Route 460 Friday night
We now know the name of the driver that was killed in a car wreck on Route 460. According to a news release, the wreck happened around 9:30 Friday night on the Campbell/Bedford County line. Virginia State Police were conducting a DUI checkpoint...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Bedford County (Virginia), Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Motorvehicle Accidents, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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TRAFFIC ALERT: Car accident on Interstate 81 North in Roanoke County causing major delays
A car accident is causing traffic backups of about five miles on Interstate 81 North beginning at mile marker 140 in Roanoke County. According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, drivers should expect major delays. Check back soon for more...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Roanoke County
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UPDATE: Expect delays on I-81 North near I-581 interchange on Friday
The Virginia Department of Transportation says the lane closure will have to be in place until 11 p.m. Friday. VDOT crews are repairing a pothole. Crews hoped to have the pothole repaired by mid afternoon. However, according to VDOT,a large piece of...
Tags: Roanoke County
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New VDOT Travel Tracker Helps Memorial Day Travelers
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterUsing the past to predict the future when it comes to holiday travel. This year, you can plan your trip over the Memorial Day weekend travel by looking at what areas were congested in past years. V-DOT has posted maps on its Web site that show peak...Tags: Human Interest, Traffic, Holidays, Holiday Vacations, Travel
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UPDATE: Route 151 in Amherst County re-opens after tractor-trailer crash
Route 151 in Amherst County is back open after a tractor-trailer crash Wednesday morning. ================================= The tractor-trailer that tipped over on Route 151 on Wednesday morning was carrying blasting material. The accident...
Tags: Amherst County, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va., Scott Shenk column
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.WITH the warmer weather comes more traffic. And that means more young drivers behind the wheel. Not all teens are lousy drivers. But statistically, car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, according to the National Highway Traffic...Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Highway Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Organizations leave Adopt-A-Highway duties by the roadside
The Roanoke Times, Va.Three out of four groups registered with Adopt-A-Highway in Virginia didn't report collecting any trash last year, state records show. That's possibly why there was an empty plastic motor-oil bottle on the side of Buck Mountain Road recently, 500 feet...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Roanoke County, Highway Transportation
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BRIEF: James River Bridge work complete, lanes reopened
The Virginian-PilotNEWPORT NEWS The road work scheduled on the James River Bridge has been completed early and all lanes are now open. The work began Friday night leaving the left lanes in both directions closed while crews worked on the median barrier. The single-...Tags: James River
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VDOT working to adjust speed to weather conditions on Interstate 77
Assignment ManagerA dangerous stretch of Interstate 77 may become the first highway in Virginia where the speed limit is automatically adjusted for weather conditions. The Virginia Department of Transportation recently announced $6.5 million in funding for the project in...Tags: Easter, Carroll County (Virginia), Weather, Weather Reports, Highway Transportation
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CORROSIVE DAY AS I���95 COMES TO HALT
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.Mike Merrick's trip from Washington to his home in Raleigh, N.C., normally takes about 3 hours, 45 minutes. Not so on Friday, after a tractor �trailer crash and hazardous-materials spill on southbound Interstate 95 caused massive congestion on...Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Traffic, Valero LP, Highway Transportation, Transportation Accidents
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EDITORIAL: Highway plans built in a vacuum
The Virginian-PilotThis year's landmark transportation-funding package will pour billions of dollars more into state coffers in the next several years, and local officials are wasting little time making plans for Hampton Roads' share. Some of the money appears likely to...Tags: Highway Transportation, Finance, Travel, Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization, Hampton Roads
May 25, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 25, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 19, 2013
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May 19, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 18, 2013
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May 18, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
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