About 511 / Hampton Roads
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.
Hampton Roads Partners
The following partner agencies work together with 511 Virginia to make your travels throughout the state as smooth and easy as possible.
Statewide Partners
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.
If your commute isn’t working for you, TRAFFIX can help fix it. TRAFFIX helps drivers cut their commuting costs in half and reduce stress on the way to work by providing information for alternatives like carpooling, vanpooling, public transit, telework and more. They also work directly with employers to help set up transportation benefits programs that are good for employees, the company and the community. For more info, visit traffixonline.org.
Whether you are a daily commuter or an occasional rider, Hampton Roads Transit can get you where you need to go in and around Hampton Roads. HRT’s services include 55 bus routes, ferries, trolleys, Park & Ride lots which serve as meeting locations for car and vanpools, and Handi-Ride services for people with disabilities. For schedules, fares, and other information, visit gohrt.com.
Bay Transit started in 1996 to meet the growing need for public transportation on the Middle Peninsula. In 1998, it took over the operations of Colonial Beach Transit as well. Today, Bay Transit serves the ten counties of the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck, operating out of the Bay Aging office in Urbanna. For information call (804) 758-2386 or (804) 758-5773.
Both a tourist attraction and a travel convenience, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel connects Virginia's Eastern Shore with the Virginia mainland at Virginia Beach near Norfolk. For real time weather, road conditions and road restrictions, please contact the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel at (757) 331-2960 or visit www.cbbt.com.
The Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission Rideshare Program specializes in helping commuters, employers, students and employees solve transportation problems. Its wide spectrum of services help people save money and find rides every day, all at no cost to them. Programs include carpooling, vanpooling, school pooling, guaranteed ride home, public transportation, rail and employer services. To learn more, visit midpenrideshare.org.
Star Transit serves Northampton and Accomack Counties, as a public transportation provider for the Eastern Shore of Virginia under the auspices of the Accomack-Northampton Transportation District Commission. To learn more call, (757) 665-1994.
The Pony Express Island Trolley serves the Town of Chincoteague, offering transportation along several routes, with trolley stops covering most of the island. The Island Trolley also provides guided history tours every Wednesday from mid-June through the end of August. For more information call, (757) 336-6519.
Williamsburg Area Transport provides a reliable public transportation system for the City of Williamsburg, the College of William and Mary, James City County and the Bruton District of York County. WAT offers a regional transit option to meet the needs of residents, visitors, and students alike. For more information, go to williamsburgtransport.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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