CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Governor Abigail Spanberger visited the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) Richmond District Office Monday afternoon to receive a briefing on the state’s coordinated response to last weekend’s winter storm.
After touring the Transportation Operations Center, the Governor thanked VDOT mechanics, safety teams, state police, the Virginia National Guard, and other state agencies for their “extraordinary work” in keeping Virginians safe.
“I am really grateful for the extraordinary work of so many of the folks who are here in the room,” Spanberger said adding more than an 80% reduction in traffic on Sunday allowed plows to clear roads more effectively during the storm…