About 511 / Virginia
Super-powerful traffic and travel info
No matter where you’re traveling, 511 is your one-stop resource for all the information you need to make getting from here to there as easy as possible. With real-time traffic conditions, route planning, and information about alternative ways to travel without a car, there’s never been an easier, more convenient way to find answers to all of your transportation questions. With 511, you can take control of your mobility options and improve your quality of life, like never before.
The 511 service is currently offered in many states, and is rapidly growing into a truly nationwide service. In Virginia, there are two primary ways to access information—the 511virginia.org Web site and the 511 phone number.
For more information about these services, just Ask 511.
Virginia Partners
The following partner agencies work together with 511 Virginia to make your travels throughout the state as smooth and easy as possible.
Owner of the 511 Virginia service, the Virginia Department of Transportation is charged with planning, developing, delivering, operating and maintaining – on time and on budget – the best possible transportation system for the traveling public. VDOT also provides funding for airports, seaports, rail and public transportation through the Commonwealth Transportation Board. To learn more, visit virginiadot.org.
DRPT works hard to help people and businesses find the shortest, smartest distance between point A and point B. Many times, this involves working to increase the number of riders on rail and other public transit, as well as funding traffic demand management programs, to help reduce the number of cars on the road and ease congestion throughout the state. For more information, visit drpt.virginia.gov.
The Virginia Tourism Corporation develops and promotes programs that bring visitors to Virginia. Increased tourism leads to higher profits for local businesses, greater tax revenue for local communities, and more jobs for local workers. VTC’s Web site, virginia.org, currently contains over 25,000 pages of information and serves as an online travel guide to 2,500,000 users each year.
For more than 70 years, the dedicated men and women of the Virginia State Police have helped make Virginia a safe and secure place to live. Today, their patrols help protect our roads, highways, Park & Ride lots and many other transportation options across the state. If you ever need police assistance, just dial #77 from any phone. And if you’d like some safety tips to help protect you both on the road and at home, visit vsp.state.va.us.
The NOAA assists television and radio weathercasters, private meteorology companies and 511 by providing them with the National Weather Service. This service is the United States’ primary source of weather data and forecasts, and its official voice for issuing warnings during life-threatening weather situations. To learn more, visit noaa.gov.
VPSI, Inc. provides and operates commuter vanpool programs throughout Virginia, while also offering other professionally managed transportation services for both public and private customers. For more information, visit vanpoolusa.com.
Weather and road conditions change rapidly, and the information reported here should not be used as the only factor in determining whether to travel in a particular area. Motorists are cautioned to be alert to changing circumstances and adjust their driving accordingly.
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) provides this information as a public service based upon data collected from VDOT crews, contractors, Virginia State Police dispatch systems, the National Weather Service and through partnerships with other agencies and public transportation entities. Reports are based on the information available at the time of publication and cannot be guaranteed as to accuracy or timeliness. Actual conditions may vary from those reported, though every effort is made to keep information comprehensive and current.
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