Snow and ice on Shenandoah Valley roads Thursday morning

Roads through the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands are in minor to moderate condition Thursday morning, following a winter storm that dropped up to 10 inches of snow. Many areas received a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Overnight refreezing has increased the chance of slick roadways. The Virginia Department of Transportation advises motorists to postpone travel until conditions improve.

VDOT employees and contractors continue plowing and treating roads throughout the 11-county Staunton District. VDOT first plows interstates, primary roads, and major secondary roads with vital emergency and public facilities, or those with high traffic volumes.

Here are the road conditions as of 4 a.m. Thursday in the VDOT Staunton District:

Interstate 64 – Minor conditions in Augusta County. Clear conditions in Alleghany and Rockbridge counties.

Interstate 66 – Minor conditions in Warren County.

Interstate 81 – Minor conditions in Augusta, Shenandoah, and Frederick counties. Clear conditions in Rockbridge and Rockingham counties.

Primary roads – Moderate conditions in, Augusta, Page, Shenandoah, and Clarke counties. Moderate to minor conditions in Frederick County. Minor conditions in Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Highland, Rockingham, and Warren counties.

Secondary roads – Moderate conditions in Bath, Rockbridge, Highland, Augusta, Rockingham, Page, Shenandoah, Frederick, Clarke, and Warren counties. Minor conditions in Alleghany County.

For winter weather road conditions go to http://www.511Virginia.org, look at the orange bar on the top of the page and click on “Text Views” and then click on “Road Condition Table”. Look at the pull-down box that lists all jurisdictions. In this box, individual counties can be chosen to view.

On the go? Then visit VDOT’s Free Virginia 511 Tools to get your 511 app for android or iOS. Traffic alerts and traveler information can be obtained by dialing 511.

The VDOT Customer Service Center can be accessed through its mobile-friendly website at https://my.vdot.virginia.gov/. Agents are on site 24/7 every day of the year to assist the public. People can also call the VDOT Customer Service Center at 800-FOR- ROAD (800-367-7623).

The Staunton District Snow Page is on the VDOT website under Travel Center Snow Emergency Pages. The Staunton District Twitter feed is at @VaDOTStaunton.

The Staunton District Twitter feed is at @VaDOTStaunton. VDOT can be followed on Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and YouTube. RSS feeds are also available for statewide information. The VDOT Web page is located at http://www.VirginiaDOT.org.

The VDOT Staunton District serves Frederick, Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Alleghany and Bath counties.