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Traveling this holiday weekend? VDOT launches new mobile app to help you avoid traffic
ReporterTraveling this Memorial Day weekend? The state wants to help you to avoid traffic. The Virginia Department of Transportation (V-Dot) has launched a new and improved 511 traffic information system. The phone service has a better voice recognition...Tags: Transportation, Apple iPad, Trips and Vacations, Holiday Vacations, Travel
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Lynchburg area officers hold checkpoint to encourage traffic safety
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefIf you drove on the Madison Heights Bypass around lunchtime Friday, you probably saw a traffic jam near the Monocan Bridge. Officers and deputies from the Lynchburg area were holding a safety checkpoint. With summer just around the corner and students...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Lynchburg neighborhood plagued by speeders and heavy traffic
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefWhen Joyce Ryan moved to Wards Ferry Road 20 years ago, traffic in front of her house moved at a slower pace. "Occasionally you would see somebody speeding, but not often," said Ryan. Today she describes the road as a "freeway." "That's what it seems...Tags: Punishment, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Fines
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The Lexington Letters: A Window Into the Past
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterDo you ever wonder what was on the minds of local folks 20, 50 or 200 years ago? What would prompt someone in 1890 or 1950 to pick up pen and paper and write a letter to the editor of the local newspaper? Now you can find out as one book takes you back in...Tags: Arts and Culture, Newspaper and Magazine, World War II (1939-1945)
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Roanoke exits to be closed Sunday and Monday for nighttime paving
Two off-ramps off Interstate 581 and Route 220 in the City of Roanoke will be closed Sunday and Monday evenings for nighttime paving. On Sunday, the ramp at exit 4W that leads from I-581 South onto Orange Avenue will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. On...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Virginia Department of Transportation
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Lawmakers return for special session, budget vote still uncertain
ReporterEmployees of Adams Construction Company were completing a paving project at the Ironto Rest Area Monday afternoon, but some other work might have to wait. "We did receive a letter from the state this morning indicating that if the budget impasse...Tags: Construction, Companies and Corporations, Budgets and Budgeting, Virginia Department of Transportation, House Building
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Drivers beware: Warmer weather means more road construction
ReporterRoads throughout our hometowns are about to get more dangerous. With the warmer temperatures, you can expect more road construction. This week is National Work Zone Awareness Week and the Virginia Department of Transportation says it's a good reminder...Tags: Roanoke County, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Montgomery County (Virginia), Pulaski County (Virginia), Virginia Department of Transportation
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UPDATED: Victim's name released in Rockbridge County accident
NEWS7 Associate ProducerUPDATED 5:35 p.m. Friday: Virginia State Police have identified Robert Winfield Aspen, 58, of North Bend, Washington, as the person killed in the accident. -------------------- UPDATED 10:50 a.m. Friday: The massive backup on Interstate 81 on Thursday...Tags: Rockbridge County, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Botetourt County, Disasters and Accidents
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UPDATED: Name of teen victim released in Franklin County crash
News 7 ReporterPolice have identified a boy killed in a Franklin County crash on Monday. UPDATED 5 p.m. Tuesday: Zachary Ian Parsons was 17 and a student at Franklin County High School. The car Zachary Parsons was in came to rest off of Route 122 or Booker T....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Booker T. Washington
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UPDATED: Nearly 20 vehicles involved in wreck on I-81 near Harrisonburg
Virginia State Police say an estimated 20 vehicles were involved in a pileup in the northbound lanes of
Interstate 81 after a sudden snow squall blew over the highway in the Harrisonburg area.
Sgt. Les Tyler of the state police's Culpeper division says...Tags: Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Rockingham County (Virginia), Traffic, Virginia Department of Transportation
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Tim Saunders' Blog
February 24, 2012
If you watched the 5:00 news on Thursday, you may have seen me delivering a live report while driving a car. That was not a trick. I really was driving and communicating live with Jean Jadhon. Given all the amazing technology that&...Tags: Roanoke County, Salt, Commuting, Accidental Death, Periodicals
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Mailbag: Use tunnel to avoid dangers in exiting Emerald Bay
David Kuhn Jr. writes in his letter to the editor ("Mailbag: Traffic signal should be installed at Emerald Bay entrance," May 11) about the dangers of turning south onto Pacific Coast Highway from Emerald Bay. These dangers are eliminated if the driver...Tags: Judges, Concerts, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Justice System
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