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I-64 TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGE IN ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY RESCHEDULED FOR MAY 16 – Updated

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I-64 TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGE IN ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY RESCHEDULED FOR MAY 16 – Updated

Rockbridge County, Virginia

Release Via VDOT:

A traffic-pattern change for Interstate 64 eastbound and westbound in Rockbridge County has been rescheduled due to forecasted rain. The change is now expected to begin on the morning of Tuesday, May 16, and continue for about a month during the final phase of work in the $15.5 million rehabilitation of the Maury River bridges.
The eastbound and westbound bridges will both have single-lane traffic between mile marker 53.3 and 55.3 near Lexington. Motorists will be restricted to the right lane throughout the work zone while contractors repave the left lanes, remove median crossovers and install guardrail.

The speed limit on I-64 through this work zone is 55 miles an hour. Final completion of the Maury River bridges project is scheduled for summer 2017. All work is weather permitting.

Traffic alerts and traveler information can be obtained by dialing 511. Traffic alerts and traveler information also are available at http://www.511Virginia.org.

The VDOT Customer Service Center can assist with reporting road hazards, asking transportation questions, or getting information related to Virginia’s roads. Call 800-FOR- ROAD (800-367-7623) or use its mobile-friendly website at https://my.vdot.virginia.gov/. Agents are available 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week.

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.

Nelson Land Owner Puts Up Sign Calling Out Dominion CEO (Video)

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Nelson Land Owner Puts Up Sign Calling Out Dominion CEO (Video)


Above, Richard Averitt of Nelson County, Virginia speaks to Yvette Stafford of BRL about the sign he and friends installed along Route 151 just south of Nellysford on Sunday afternoon May 7, 2017. Click play to watch now.

Near Nellysford
Nelson County, Virginia

A few weeks ago we told you about Richard’s Averitt’s Burn the Easement Challenge.

This past Sunday Richard continued his fight and pointed it directly at Dominion CEO Tom Farrell.

“This series of signs sends a message that calls out Tom Ferall who’s the CEO of Dominion and points out that this specific piece of land. They’re trying to take this piece of land for their own profits to put in a pipeline,” Richard told BRL Sunday morning.

Photo By Yvette Stafford : Above Richard Averitt and friends install this 30 foot long sign across from the entrance of Bold Rock on Route 151 south of Nellysford – Sunday : May 7, 2017.

“This sign calls that out and lets people know that are visiting Bold Rock or driving up and down 151 and who love this area that this is exactly where we are talking about ruining our county.

We wanted to make it clear and make a big statement, and to let them know that we will not back down and we’re gonna fight.”

After Major Flooding Across Area – Much Quieter Ahead

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After Major Flooding Across Area – Much Quieter Ahead

Photo By Yvette Stafford : This road in the White Hall area of Albemarle County was closed Friday due to high water. It was one of many closed due to very heavy rains that fell. Friday – May 5, 2017
Central Virginia Blue Ridge

After massive rains on Friday it will be much quieter over the weekend.

Our BRL Nature Foundation at Wintergreen WeatherNow Station recorded over 6″ of rain for the period. Our BRL-Maplebrook station recorded just under 4″.

Photo By Chas Morgan : Greenfield Road in Afton was covered by water Friday – May 5th 2017. It’s one of many that generally floods during heavy rains.
Schools in Amherst County were closed due to flooding and Albemarle County Schools were on a two hour delay.

The forecast calls for dry and cool to mild weather Sunday through Wednesday.

Route 250 Lane Closures & I-64 Exit 99 Ramp Closures For Paving On Afton Mountain : May 4 thru 12th

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Route 250 Lane Closures & I-64 Exit 99 Ramp Closures For Paving On Afton Mountain : May 4 thru 12th
Image Via VDOT : Click image for larger view.

Release Via VDOT Staunton District:

Contractors are repaving and making shoulder improvements on Route 250 (Three Notch Mountain Highway) in Augusta County from May 4 – 12, 2017. During a portion of this project, the on- and off-ramps at Interstate 64 exit 99 (Afton/Waynesboro) will be closed and a detour will be in place.

Paving is scheduled to take place weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The work began today (Thursday, May 4) on Route 250 at the Waynesboro eastern city limits and will continue east up Afton Mountain.

The operation is expected to reach the I-64 interchange on Tuesday, May 9, and be complete on Friday, May 12. All work is weather permitting.

Eastbound and westbound drivers will be able to access I-64 at exit 96 (Waynesboro/Lyndhurst) or exit 107 (Crozet). The Virginia Department of Transportation has activated variable message boards to inform motorists of this temporary detour.

Route 250 will have alternating lane closures between the Waynesboro eastern city limits and the intersection of Route 610 (Howardsville Turnpike). Flaggers and pilot trucks will control traffic.

Traffic alerts and traveler information can be obtained by dialing 511. Traffic alerts and traveler information also are available at http://www.511Virginia.org.

The VDOT Customer Service Center can assist with reporting road hazards, asking transportation questions, or getting information related to Virginia’s roads. Call 800-FOR- ROAD (800-367-7623) or use its mobile friendly website at https://my.vdot.virginia.gov/. Agents are available 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week.

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.

FLOOD WATCH : Through Friday Morning

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FLOOD WATCH : Through Friday Morning


Flood Watch
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1148 AM EDT Thu May 4 2017

Augusta-Rockingham-Page-Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-Madison-
Rappahannock-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-
Including the cities of Staunton, Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft,
Harrisonburg, Luray, Shenandoah, Stanley, Lovingston,
Charlottesville, Stanardsville, Madison, Washington, Big Meadows,
and Wintergreen
1148 AM EDT Thu May 4 2017

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING…

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of central Virginia, northwest
Virginia, and western Virginia, including the following areas,
in central Virginia, Albemarle, Central Virginia Blue Ridge,
Greene, and Nelson. In northwest Virginia, Madison, Northern
Virginia Blue Ridge, Page, and Rappahannock. In western
Virginia, Augusta and Rockingham.

* From late tonight through Friday morning

* Six to twelve hours of moderate to locally heavy rainfall is
expected late tonight into early Friday morning. Rainfall
amounts of 2 to 3 inches with locally 5 inches (particularly
along the central Virginia portion of the Blue Ridge) may cause
flooding in this area.

* Flooding of small streams is possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
257 PM EDT Thu May 4 2017

…Flood Watch tonight through Friday morning…

.Low pressure will move up the Ohio valley to our west and push a
cold front through the region tonight. This will bring periods of
heavy rainfall which may create some flooding of small streams,
creeks, and poor drainage areas late tonight through Friday
morning.

Rockbridge-Bedford-Amherst-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-
Including the cities of Lexington, Buena Vista, Bedford, Amherst,
Lynchburg, and Appomattox
257 PM EDT Thu May 4 2017

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING…

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of central Virginia, south central
Virginia, and west central Virginia, including the following
areas, in central Virginia, Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham,
and Campbell. In south central Virginia, Bedford. In west
central Virginia, Rockbridge.

* From 10 PM EDT this evening through Friday morning

* Widespread rainfall amounts near 2 inches, locally higher
amounts possible.

* Flooding of streams, creeks, and poor drainage areas is
possible, along with excessive ponding of water on roadways.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Nelson : Shipman : Fire Crews Battle Train Engine Compartment Fire

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Nelson : Shipman : Fire Crews Battle Train Engine Compartment Fire
Via Google Maps : Area fire crews responded to secondary engine compartment fire on a train in Shipman around 6:30 PM Wednesday evening . May 3, 2017

Shipman
Nelson County, Virginia

Around 6:30 PM Wednesday evening crews from Lovingston Fire, Roseland Rescue, Nelson Career EMS, and Nelson Sheriff’s Office responded to a call in Shipman where a train engine compartment was on fire. “Units arrived on scene to find smoke coming from the secondary engine. The train was blocking Route 56 (James River Road) at Craigtown Road,” Captain Derek Kidd of Lovingston Volunteer Fire Department told BRL Wednesday evening.

A secondary engine is another train engine behind the main one when the load being pulled is very heavy.

Captain Kidd said personnel were able to contain and extinguish the fire in the engine compartment using dry chemical extinguishers.

The roadway is back open and all emergency personnel have cleared the scene.

News Alert : Nelson – Colleen : VSP Arrests Amherst Woman After Wrong Way Crash in Nelson County

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News Alert : Nelson – Colleen : VSP Arrests Amherst Woman After Wrong Way Crash in Nelson County

Colleen
Nelson County, Virginia

We first told you about this story early Wednesday here.

Here’s the VSP press release verbatim:

“Virginia State Police Trooper T.A. Hackenbracht is investigating an incident involving a wrong-way driver who ended up crashing into the trooper’s patrol car Tuesday night (May 2) in Nelson County.

The incident began at approximately 9:58 p.m., Tuesday, when Amherst County and Virginia State Police began receiving calls concerning a wrong-way driver on Route 29. A 2013 Mercedes Benz was traveling north in the southbound lanes of Route 29 in Amherst County. The vehicle continued the wrong-way into Nelson County and just missed hitting Trooper Hackenbracht’s vehicle as he was responding to the call. The trooper was traveling south in the southbound lanes of Route 29 and, despite his vehicle’s lights and sirens being activated, the Mercedes vehicle narrowly missed his patrol car. The same occurred to a Nelson County Sheriff’s Deputy who was also responding to the wrong-way driver call, as the Mercedes narrowly missed the deputy’s patrol car on Route 29.

After passing the wrong-way vehicle, Trooper Hackenbracht took the next cross over on Route 29 and headed north on Route 29 to the intersection with Route 56. The trooper purposely pulled his vehicle perpendicular to the wrong-way driver’s lane in order to stop the vehicle. The state police vehicle’s lights and sirens were activated as it pulled across the travel lane. At approximately 20 mph, the suspect vehicle rammed the front of the trooper’s vehicle. The vehicle then accelerated and tried to keep going, but Trooper Hakenbracht was able to reach into the Mercedes from the passenger’s side and get the gear out of drive. The suspect vehicle rolled backwards and struck a highway sign.

The driver of the Mercedes, Mary C. Tenhoopen-Jones, 75, of Amherst, Va., was taken into custody without further incident. The trooper charged her with DUI 1st offense, refusal to a take a DUI breath test, reckless driving, eluding police, driving the wrong way, and for failing to update her information. She has since been released from Albemarle County Jail.

Neither Trooper Hackenbracht nor Tenhoopen-Jones was injured in the crash.

The incident remains under investigation.

Corinne N. Geller
Public Relations Director
Virginia State Police”

Nelson : Colleen : Wrong Way Driver On 29 Hits Barely Misses NCHS Teacher On Way Home  : Updated 1:05 PM

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Nelson : Colleen : Wrong Way Driver On 29 Hits Barely Misses NCHS Teacher On Way Home  : Updated 1:05 PM

Near Colleen
Nelson County, Virginia


Updated 1:05 PM 

After our initial story posted earlier today Captain Rober new with the NCSO reached out to say that a Nelson County Patrol unit had not been hit. We still do not have a release from the Virgina State Police with their details of the incident. 

We will update again when we do. 

Original story 

It was a scary few seconds for Nelson County High School teacher Jennifer Campbell late Tuesday night. She looked up and saw a car headed straight for her on Route 29 in the wrong lane. “I went to the shoulder. I really didn’t think. I just reacted,” Jennifer told us. She was on her way home late from the school around 10PM when she met the driver going northbound in the southbound lane about a mile or so from the 151-29 intersection. “Another inch and she would have hit me head on,” Jennifer continued.

The whole ordeal was especially unnerving to Jennifer who is pregnant with her third child due later this year. “Afterwards I naturally thought of being pregnant and the consequences.”

According to WSET ABC-13 in Lynchburg (in this story) the driver was DUI and eventuallly collided with a Nelson County sheriff’s unit. Captain Robert New with the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office tells BRL that the Virginia State Police is investigating what happened and they would have to make the release on information.

(See updated story above to reflect remarks from NCSO regarding unit not being hit)

We have an inquiry into VSP Public Relations Director Corrine Gellar and will update this story once we hear back.

According to the WSET story, no one was hurt in the accident.

Nelson : Avon / Afton : Road Construction Slows Traffic To Standstill At Times

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Nelson : Avon / Afton : Road Construction Slows Traffic To Standstill At Times
Photo By Lisa Davis : Cars are backed up as far as the eye can see in this neat side rear view mirror shot looking down Route 151 in Afton Tuesday morning May 2, 2017

Afton / Avon
Nelson County, Virginia

Two major road improvement projects along Route 151 in Nelson County have drivers spending a lot of time sitting still as we head into the busy tourism season in Nelson County. This morning in Avon where Route 6 (Mountain Road) meets Route 151, there was a long backup of cars trying to make their way down Route 151.

Photo By Lisa Davis : A flagman stops traffic in Avon along Route 151 during road construction. Tuesday – May 2, 2017.

Another project south toward Nellysford near the Rockfish Community Center and Route 151 / 6 (River Rd) is also snarling traffic. That project will be ongoing throughout the summer into early fall when it’s expected to be complete.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch – CANCELED

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch – CANCELED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Statement as of 8:23 PM EDT on May 01, 2017

The National Weather Service has cancelled Severe Thunderstorm
Watch 186 for the following areas

The District of Columbia

In Maryland this cancels 9 counties

In central Maryland

Howard Montgomery Prince Georges

In north central Maryland

Carroll Frederick

In northern Maryland

Baltimore Baltimore City Harford

In southern Maryland

Charles

In Virginia this cancels 22 counties

In central Virginia

Albemarle city of Charlottesville
City of Fredericksburg Greene
King George Nelson Orange
Spotsylvania

In northern Virginia

Arlington city of Alexandria City of Fairfax
City of Falls Church City of Manassas
City of Manassas Park Culpeper
Fairfax Fauquier Loudoun
Prince William Stafford

In northwest Virginia

Madison Rappahannock

This includes the cities of Aberdeen, Alexandria, Arlington,
Aspen Hill, ballenger creek, Baltimore, Bel Air, Bethesda, Bowie,
Camp Springs, Catonsville, Chantilly, Charlottesville, Clinton,
College Park, Columbia, Crozet, Culpeper, Dahlgren, Dundalk,
Edgewood, Eldersburg, Ellicott City, Essex, Fairfax,
Falls church, Fallston, Falmouth, Frederick, Fredericksburg,
Gaithersburg, Germantown, Gordonsville, Greenbelt, Greenfield,
Havre de Grace, Herndon, Joppatowne, Laurel, Leesburg, Madison,
Manassas, Manassas Park, McLean, Orange, Parkville, Pikesville,
Potomac, Randallstown, Reston, Rockville, Silver Spring,
Spotsylvania courthouse, St. Charles, Stanardsville, Sterling,
Suitland-Silver Hill, Towson, Waldorf, Warrenton.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 186 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 186
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
555 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2017

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 186 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALBEMARLE AMELIA AMHERST
APPOMATTOX ARLINGTON AUGUSTA
BEDFORD BRUNSWICK BUCKINGHAM
CAMPBELL CAROLINE CHARLOTTE
CHESTERFIELD CLARKE CULPEPER
CUMBERLAND DINWIDDIE FAIRFAX
FAUQUIER FLUVANNA FRANKLIN
FREDERICK GOOCHLAND GREENE
HALIFAX HANOVER HENRICO
HENRY HIGHLAND KING GEORGE
LOUDOUN LOUISA LUNENBURG
MADISON MECKLENBURG NELSON
NOTTOWAY ORANGE PAGE
PITTSYLVANIA POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD
PRINCE WILLIAM RAPPAHANNOCK ROCKBRIDGE
ROCKINGHAM SHENANDOAH SPOTSYLVANIA
STAFFORD WARREN

VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

ALEXANDRIA BUENA VISTA CHARLOTTESVILLE
DANVILLE FAIRFAX FREDERICKSBURG
HARRISONBURG LEXINGTON LYNCHBURG
MANASSAS MANASSAS PARK MARTINSVILLE
RICHMOND STAUNTON WAYNESBORO
WINCHESTER

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