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VDOT using signs to display messages along highways

A large VDOT sign flashes “STAY HOME LIMIT TRAVEL SAVE LIVES” to motorists last week on Tidewater Trail (U.S. Rt. 17) just south of the Saluda Food Lion. (Photo by Don Richeson)

As announced by Gov. Ralph Northam, motorists across the commonwealth — including in Middlesex County — are seeing COVID-19 health safety messages on the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) changeable message signs (CMS).

The department’s on-road signage is an information link between VDOT and travelers to share safety information, traffic impacts, and emergency messages.

“All of us are accountable to change our behaviors and stop the spread of this virus,” said Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine. “We are focused on sharing critical information with those on the road during this health crisis.”

Motorists throughout Virginia…

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