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IMMEDIATE Dee Brooking odile.brooking@virginiadot.org 540 829 7394

CULP-101 Dec. 21, 2004

VDOT TO PATROL I-64 DURING THE HOLIDAYS

Crews from the Virginia Department of Transportation will be patrolling Interstate 64 at various times during the holidays to check for debris on travel lanes and assist motorists if needed.
In Albemarle County, the service patrol will be on duty between the hours of 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Christmas Eve and on Sunday, December 26, and again on New Year’s Eve and on Sunday, January 2.
In Louisa County, the interstate will be patrolled every day during the holiday season between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
Most road construction and maintenance activities will be suspended beginning at 6 a.m. on Christmas Eve until 6 a.m. December 27 and from 6 a.m. on Dec. 31 until 6 a.m. Jan. 3.
Motorists should remain alert, however, for signs advising them of construction zones set up for ongoing projects.
For information on road conditions and major work zones statewide, please call the Highway Helpline at 1 800 367 ROAD (7623) or check VDOT’s Web site at www.VirginiaDOT.org.

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