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Here is a news release from VDOT:

 

BE ALERT TO SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 – 10 p.m.

 

BRISTOL –The Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) asks motorists to be alert to snow-covered roads in some areas of southwestern Virginia overnight.

 

Be alert to the following conditions as of 10 p.m.:

-          Be alert to snow and ice patches on Interstates 81 and 77.  Be alert to high winds on I-77 in Carroll County.

-          Routes 16, 91, 102 and most secondary routes in Tazewell County are snow-covered.

-          Primary and secondary routes in Bland County are snow-covered.

-          Routes 16, 42 and most secondary routes in Smyth County are snow-covered.

-          Most primary routes in Dickenson, Wythe and Grayson counties have snow and ice patches, while secondary routes are snow-covered.

-          Most primary and secondary routes in Wise and Washington counties have snow and ice patches.

-          Routes 80, 67 and secondary roads in Russell County have snow and ice patches.

-          In Buchanan County, be alert to scattered snow and ice patches on Routes 609, 624, 330 and most secondary routes.  Unpaved secondary routes are snow-covered.

-          Primary routes in Lee and Scott counties are clear.

-          Secondary routes in Scott County have snow and ice patches.

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VDOT reminds motorists to use caution when driving during wintry weather. Drivers should: