Road Advisory Issued For Highland County

VDOT has issued a Minor Advisory for Routes 220, 250 and 84 in Highland County as areas of patchy ice are still found on these roadways. Roads are passable but with caution.

Winter Weather Slows Schools

Patchy ice on roads throughout the Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke and Rockbridge areas has led to 2 hour delays for schools in Roanoke and Rockbridge Counties.

Schools in Alleghany, Augusta, Bath and Highland are also on a 2 hour delay while Craig County schools are closed today (01/03/12).

Wind chills in Western Virginia are 0 to 10 below this morning with the exception of Highland County where temperatures are dipping to 10 below.

Winter Weather Advisories are posted for Alleghany, Bath and Craig Counties along with the New River Valley and all of Southwest Virginia.

Winter Storm Warnings are posted for western Highland County and Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

VDOT has posted minor advisories for all of Southwest Virginia indicating some issues with patchy ice and snow. Visit 511Virginia for complete details on road conditions.

*UPDATE 0800 - Alleghany, Bath and Highland County schools are now Closed. Augusta County Schools are now operating on a 1 hour delay. Blue Ridge Autism Centers in Buena Vista, Roanoke and Salem are operating on a 2 hour delay.

Traffic Update (11/30/11)

BEDFORD COUNTY Rt. 691- Quarles Rd and  Rt. 619 - Foster Rd - impassable because of Flood


ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY Rt. 751 - High Water Ln - passable with care because of Flood


VDOT indicates that Northbound I-77 may have minor icy patches and snow and advises caution.


The National Weather Service indicates that travelers can anticipate minor snow on southbound I-81 near Wytheville and Marion, also westbound I-64 near Lewisburg, WV today. Up to a half inch of snow is expected in  western Highland County as well.

Flooding Closes Roads

The Virginia Department of Transportation indicates the following roads are closed due to flooding this morning ( Tuesday November 29, 2011):

NELSON COUNTY Rt. 822 - Seaman Ln - impassable because of Flood 

BOTETOURT COUNTY Rt. 606 Blue Ridge Tpke,  Rt. 629 Davis Run,  Rt. 645  Fringer Trl -  impassable because of Flood 

CAMPBELL COUNTY Rt. 680 Campbell Hwy  & Rt. 683 - Leesville Rd - impassable because of Flood 

ROANOKE COUNTY Rt. 622 - Bradshaw Rd & Rt. 612 - impassable because of Flood 

CHARLOTTE COUNTY US-360E - Kings Hwy -
impassable because of Flood 

VDOT's Thanksgiving Plans

 The Virginia Department of Transportation will suspend lane closures statewide from noon Wednesday, Nov. 23, until noon Monday, Nov. 28 for the Thanksgiving weekend.
The days before and after Thanksgiving traditionally have the highest concentration of vehicle traffic of any holiday period nationwide.
This year, to help motorists plan the timing of their trips during the Thanksgiving holiday, VDOT has created detailed online maps showing peak travel times from previous years. The maps can be accessed at VDOT’s website at http://www.virginiadot.org/.
Based on traffic data from previous years, the least amount of interstate congestion during the week of Thanksgiving is likely to exist before noon Wednesday, Nov. 23. The heaviest congestion is likely to occur the afternoon and evening of Sunday, Nov. 27. 
VDOT has several other resources available for travelers to monitor road conditions and traffic incidents in real time as they travel and plan their journey. For real-time traffic conditions or to view traffic cameras, visit VDOT’s 24-hour travel information website, http://www.511virginia.org/. 511Virginia also is available by calling 511 from any phone in Virginia.
Lane closures and crash reports available on 511Virginia are also communicated through VDOT’s Twitter accounts, targeted for different parts of Virginia and specific interstate corridors, such as I-95 or I-81.
To report a road hazard or to get answers to your transportation question, you can call VDOT’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-FOR-ROAD (1-800-367-7623) around the clock.