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Richmond, is the newest addition to an arsenal of weapons kept ever ready for the annual snow fight. "This new innovation will provide us with a fast, clear method of keeping abreast of the road situation thrughout the State, it will show us which roads need extra attention and it will help us relay roa^ condition Information on to the public," says Wray. "As far as the map goes, all we have to do is flick a switch." However, Wray quickly adds that it takes a lot more than a "flick of a switch" to keep Virginia’s more than 50,000 miles of Sta te - maintained streets and roads as clear and safe as possible during a winter snow storm. And, some 5,000 miles of the most heavily-traveled roads in the State are designated as "bare-pavement” routes, meaning that these roads rate at the top of a must-clear
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