Below-freezing temperatures major concern as snow subsides in Central Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Central Virginia experienced another round of snow Wednesday, but after days of preparing for the weather, Governor Glenn Youngkin says many roads are clear.

“Roadwork is at pace. The pretreatment really works, so our major interstates are in pretty darn good shape. I want to thank our VDOT team for getting ready,” the governor said.

VDOT and Richmond crews work around the clock to clear our roads. On Wednesday, 12 On Your Side’s Shantel Davis traveled around Richmond to monitor conditions.

As the snow continued to fall, lanes on roads and interstates began to disappear.

“Once it turns to ice, no one is really an expert,” said Judson Wilton.

This is why the governor urges you to stay home; these snow-covered roads are expected to freeze over.

State police responded to more than 420 accidents on Wednesday, down significantly from our previous winter weather system.

“I have to say Virginians, thank you. It’snoted that there were few noticeable that traffic volumes are down, so thank you for staying home,” said Governor Youngkin.

However, state police say that the number of accidents is still high.

“We might see maybe 100, 120, so 400, still significant, but like the governor said, looks like people tried to stay home as much as they could,” said Virginia State Police.

Bobby Vincent with Richmond’s Department of Public Works says neighborhoods will not be plowed until 48 hours after the storm.

However, they have a clear plan for what roads they’ll focus on.

“Neighborhoods we like to work first are the neighborhoods that have hills significant hill in them in order to be able to provide people with much traction as possible on hills instead of the flat lands of the city,” Vincent said.

Crews will add more brine once the snow plows clear the roads. The governor also noted that there were few power outages on Wednesday.

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