Shenandoah Valley: VDOT prepares for wintry weather

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8MlBeOvgWvp9sUbX7AcI1f9TbyrgboD4asZFw8ryYwaLHwYvVA2BzE9Q5qaY4fM5xXiiZ7CzsKQ-g9P31sMvGy4jUaZ7eYfbhbkU7wFXwkDHCa8Z2HvIWHmVsY6L2ibwcXwled-Uby8/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8MlBeOvgWvp9sUbX7AcI1f9TbyrgboD4asZFw8ryYwaLHwYvVA2BzE9Q5qaY4fM5xXiiZ7CzsKQ-g9P31sMvGy4jUaZ7eYfbhbkU7wFXwkDHCa8Z2HvIWHmVsY6L2ibwcXwled-Uby8/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The Rt. 262 bypass around Staunton was being treated this morning as VDOT put down anti-freezing fluids on the roadways preparing for incoming wintry weather that could include snow, ice, and freezing rain. By this afternoon, both sides of the road had been done as well as many other main thoroughfares around Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IjOQhvU8vfTi3VBL8J__X2y_kSkNu-7HAamp_K0HSb-ag6XGAookafbOeFP7B54fw9aHykFNoTx1m_ehPjOb2p4Jh1YsGratGpWjFZUcuBhWwcMS0S_5o2nmyeSPw7zyx4wrEgzwUxs/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IjOQhvU8vfTi3VBL8J__X2y_kSkNu-7HAamp_K0HSb-ag6XGAookafbOeFP7B54fw9aHykFNoTx1m_ehPjOb2p4Jh1YsGratGpWjFZUcuBhWwcMS0S_5o2nmyeSPw7zyx4wrEgzwUxs/s400/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This VDOT worker was retrieving trash from the middle of the road. Keeping us safe ... many thanks for VDOT and the men and women who make our highways and byways safe all year round but especially during winter. It looks like they will have their hands full the next 24 hours.</div><br />Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />November 25, 2013

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 The Rt. 262 bypass around Staunton was being treated this morning as VDOT put down anti-freezing fluids on the roadways preparing for incom...

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Ken Slack as VDOT spokesman

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-RXvIg5ZyraKR_FmTA3tmw_CBQfNhNS4d0qr5qSABegIfk55_YHUoeyeIKNYmpjSah3rdF3faTXlr2pByR9ud0kvWGxIi1HuBLSVhb_XeN0zY8LNaa9ky0cNVn-igxiM3B2RcNVADoCf/s1600/Ken+Slack+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-RXvIg5ZyraKR_FmTA3tmw_CBQfNhNS4d0qr5qSABegIfk55_YHUoeyeIKNYmpjSah3rdF3faTXlr2pByR9ud0kvWGxIi1HuBLSVhb_XeN0zY8LNaa9ky0cNVn-igxiM3B2RcNVADoCf/s1600/Ken+Slack+2.jpg" /></a></div><br />It was good to see a report from former longtime <a href="http://www.nbc29.com/">NBC-29</a> reporter Ken Slack last night while watching the 11:00 news in his role as spokesman for Virginia's Department of Transportation. In a news story about repairs on the I-81 sinkhole in southern Augusta County, <a href="http://www.whsv.com/">WHSV TV-3</a> had reached out to VDOT for a comment. It was a reminder that Ken has been missed in the evening news and at events around the SWAC area in his role as reporter.<br /><br />Back story: <a href="http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2013/04/nbc-29s-ken-slack-to-join-vdot-other.html">NBC-29's Ken Slack to join VDOT</a>

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It was good to see a report from former longtime NBC-29 reporter Ken Slack last night while watching the 11:00 news in his role as spokesma...

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Virginia's mowing blitz to spiff up for Independence Day

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7tjQQbXp8foNF5rJDQ4bSZx82BWDxapVotolwRF514bWqFBwvAdZfwY697DFxLHzHbFjtAc8yrGDE_uTU9hDAaGQBezK_4g1nD6VO7A5vNjV_lu1CL7Sa2EoF1bPS_x126b4upUJ1Sqb/s1600/VDOT+truck+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7tjQQbXp8foNF5rJDQ4bSZx82BWDxapVotolwRF514bWqFBwvAdZfwY697DFxLHzHbFjtAc8yrGDE_uTU9hDAaGQBezK_4g1nD6VO7A5vNjV_lu1CL7Sa2EoF1bPS_x126b4upUJ1Sqb/s1600/VDOT+truck+2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo from NBC-29.</i></div><br />Virginia is spiffing up the roadways for the upcoming 4th of July holiday as the Virginia Department of Transportation goes on a mowing blitz during the next week. Shoulders and medians will be mowed and trash picked up as the Commonwealth readies for America's birthday.<br /><br />Governor Bob McDonnell announced the cleanup on Tuesday, noting:<br /><blockquote><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> “A clean, well-cut roadway enhances the state’s appearance for residents and visitors, but of greater importance is the effort to improve a motorist’s ability to see signs, guardrail and oncoming traffic, and to pull over during an emergency. Additional mowing will be ongoing throughout the year, but we wanted to make sure that our roads and highways are ready to welcome the public to the Commonwealth ahead of the holiday weekend.”</span></blockquote>As always, be mindful of VDOT workers who are out there beautifying the Old Dominion. They want to spend a safe Independence Day with their families, too.

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Photo from NBC-29. Virginia is spiffing up the roadways for the upcoming 4th of July holiday as the Virginia Department of Transportation go...

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