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Traffic backups on both I-64 and I-664 in Hampton
Daily PressOn I-64 East in the City of Hampton, at Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel East, motorists can expect major delays due to congestion, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Traffic is backed up about 2 miles. On I-664 at mile marker 3 in the...Tags: Traffic, Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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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: Valero LP, Stafford County, Traffic, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle 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: Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Finance, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Transportation
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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: Weather, Weather Reports, Easter, Carroll County (Virginia), Highway Transportation
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Valley News Briefs
The News Virginian, Waynesboro, Va.Woman arrested for hitting vehicles Authorities charged a Waynesboro woman with driving under the influence of drugs, on a suspended license after she smashed her minivan into a parked SUV in a convenience store lot, police said Wednesday....Tags: Albemarle County, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Virginia General Assembly, Prescription Drugs, Human Interest
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BRIEF: Afton Mountain work delayed again
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.The Virginia Department of Transportation has yet again postponed emergency work to remove unstable soil from the mountain above Interstate 64 at Rockfish Gap after heavy rain and lightning Thursday afternoon. The project and attendant intermittent...Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Apple iPhone
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BRIEF: Traffic: Crash delays James River Bridge north
The Virginian-PilotAt 7:35 a.m., the Virginia Department of Transportation was reporting the following traffic issues: Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Traffic was backed up to King Street. James River Bridge A crash on the Newport News side had the northbound lanes...Tags: James River, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Traffic, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
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BRIEF: Lane closures this weekend at James River Bridge
The Virginian-PilotOne lane will be closed both directions this weekend on the James River Bridge. The closures of each left lane will happen at 9 p.m. tonight and continue through 5 a.m. Monday, according to a Virginia Department of Transportation news release. Crews...Tags: James River
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James River Bridge maintenance scheduled for weekend
The left lanes of both directions of the James River Bridge will be closed over the weekend for maintenance work. The Virginia Department of Transportation’s bridge maintenance crews will do partial median barrier construction work from Friday...Tags: James River
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Tolls loom large over road projects like third crossing
The Virginian-PilotThe region may see as much as $10 billion in new transportation revenue during the next 20 years, but the prospect of tolls will continue to loom large over Hampton Roads' most expensive projects. That reality was underscored Thursday when a boardroom...Tags: Hampton Roads, Fort Eustis, Travel, Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization, Transportation
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Raleigh officials studying Virginia stormwater ruling
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.Raleigh County authorities are examining a federal judge's ruling in Virginia that held the Environmental Protection Agency exceeded its powers by trying to regulate stormwater runoff in a creek. Before anyone gets hopes up that the special fees imposed...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution
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UPDATE: Interstate 81 re-opens in Montgomery County; Traffic beginning to move again in that area
VDOT is reporting that southbound Interstate 81 in Montgomery County has re-opened. The overnight truck climbing lane detour was extended into the morning. VDOT says it took longer than expected to install a barrier wall and finish paving. Traffic...
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