Fairfax Co. leaders asking VDOT to explain its response to last week’s snow – WTOP News

Over a week after this winter’s first significant snowfall, Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors detailed plans to press Virginia’s Department of Transportation for information on what went wrong during the agency’s response. VDOT says they’re reviewing the matter and will continue working with all of their local partners.  Over a week after this winter’s first…

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How VDOT is battling a week’s worth of winter weather – WTOP News

Virginia’s Department of Transportation has over 1,500 trucks across Northern Virginia responding to problematic roads and spots after snow earlier this week, and now it’s preparing to handle the light snow expected to sweep across the D.C. region Friday night. Virginia’s Department of Transportation has over 1,500 trucks across Northern Virginia responding to problematic roads…

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In Virginia, crews work to make neighborhood streets ‘passable’ instead of clear – WTOP News

Some Northern Virginian residents have expressed frustration that residential streets in their neighborhoods are icy or still covered with snow. The state’s Department of Transportation , however, says those streets just have to be considered “passable” by their standards. An icy road in Virginia that passes the state’s Department of Transportation’s “passable” standard.(WTOP/Scott Gelman) An…

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VDOT lifts lane closures for merrier end-of-the-year travel – WTOP News

The Virginia Department of Transportation is lifting lane closures for holiday travelers. VDOT will be suspending many highway work zones and lifting temporary lane closures. This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The Virginia Department of Transportation is lifting lane closures for holiday…

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Va. transportation department estimates Hurricane Helene debris cleanup will take 3 to 6 months – WTOP News

The Virginia Department of Transportation estimates that it will take about three to six months to collect debris from Hurricane Helene, the storm that took the lives of three Virginians and damaged swaths of Appalachia in the southwest region of the state, leaving behind over $4 billion in damages. This article was reprinted with permission…

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