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Virginia officials monitor roads with snow in forecast

WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia transportation officials say they’re keeping an eye on road conditions as light snow showers are expected to move into the Richmond area. The Virginia Department of Transportation said in a news release Friday morning that crews are ready to deploy to treat icy patches with salt and sand. Officials say there…

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Kumalara Romeo with plastic bags on her shoes carries her belongings along a snow covered road as area residents dig out from a mammoth snowstorm in Richmond, Va., Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. Despite the break in the weather, the Virginia Department of Transportation is echoing the advice of Gov. Terry McAuliffe: stay off the roads. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Kumalara Romeo with plastic bags on her shoes carries her belongings along a snow covered road as area residents dig out from a mammoth snowstorm in Richmond, Va., Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. Despite the break in the weather, the Virginia Department of Transportation is echoing the advice of Gov. Terry McAuliffe: stay off the roads. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia transportation officials say they’re keeping an eye on road conditions as light snow showers are expected to move into the Richmond area.

The Virginia Department of Transportation said in a news release Friday morning that crews are ready to deploy to treat icy patches with salt and sand.

Officials say there could be accumulations of snow ranging from a trace up to an inch in areas to the south and east during the day Friday.

Some school systems in the area are closing early because of the expected snow.

 

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