VDOT News - Culpeper

CULPEPER — Major highways across the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Culpeper District are mostly clear of snow but early morning drivers may encounter black ice conditions, especially on bridges, overpasses, ramps and crossovers. With temperatures hovering at or just below freezing any moisture on the roads may ice over before temperatures rise later this morning.

Interstate 64 in Albemarle and Louisa County and I-66 in Fauquier County are both clear but wet. Primary routes across the district are mostly clear of snow but also wet and drivers may encounter patches of ice.

VDOT crews have completed clearing the interstates and primary highways and are working on plowing secondary roads. In some areas they are also retracing primary highways where icy conditions are reported.  Drivers who must travel early Monday morning should plan extra travel time and drive for the conditions by reducing speed and increasing the distance between their vehicle and others on the road.

Motorists are encouraged to use VDOT’s free 511 tools to check road conditions. Additional information about winter-weather preparations and response can be found at www.virginiadot.org/travel/snow.asp. Local updates are posted to Twitter.com/VaDOTCulp and on the district’s snow information webpage.

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