VDOT and Emergency Response

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is a public safety agency. We respond to various emergencies on the roads to keep the public safe and to keep Virginia moving.

It is critically important to be ready in case of bad weather, natural disaster or other emergency situation. For more on what you and your family or business can do to prepare, visit the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.

Here's how VDOT keeps the commonwealth's transportation system operating, and how you can stay safe and be prepared:

Highway Assistance

• Safety Service Patrol
• In an accident? Move it!

Video:    The Everyday Story of VDOT Emergency Operations

Hurricanes and Floods

• Hurricanes

Videos 

• National Traffic Incident Management Responder Training Program
• Hurricane evacuation preparation
• Repairing roads after floods 
• Driving in the rain

Snow and Ice

Videos 

• Road Clearing FAQ
• Snow Plow FAQ
• 511 Video

Potholes

• Pothole FAQs
• Report a pothole or other road problem