Salem - The Extra Mile - October 2022

GOING THE EXTRA MILE
Citizens Express Gratitude for VDOT
A big shout out and thank you to the
crews working in the Endicott section
of Ferrum. Four inches of rain in an hour
takes a toll on the roads in this area.
There is always a great friendly VDOT
crew that works this area.
Thanks again!
-M. Love, Callaway AHQ
Thank you for getting the speed limit
sign put up at the Hardy Road and
Hammond Drive intersection. Keep up
the good work!
-Tom Dudley, Bedford Sign Crew
I appreciate the work you did on Darnell
Mountain Road. Great job.
-M. Darnell, Pearisburg AHQ
Thank you for cleaning out the culvert
pipe on Buffalo Ridge Road. It needed
to be cleaned out. Thank you again!
-L. Bridges, Callaway AHQ
Job well done for fixing the visibility
issue on Old Mountain Road in
Franklin County.
-Anonymous, Glade Hill AHQ
Thank you VDOT for the work you all
did on Hollins Road. I am excited about
how good my road looks now. It looks
the best it has in years.
-F. Leslie, Hanging Rock AHQ
Thank you for mowing the sides of
Hollins Road. It looks great! I appreciate
you all.
-E. Smith, Hanging Rock AHQ
Thank you to the crew who cleaned out
the ditches on Ruebush Road. I really
appreciate it. Thank you.
-Anonymous, Dublin AHQ
Kudos for Otterville Road in Bedford:
*The ditches on Otterville Road look
great. Thank you for doing such a
great job.
*Thank you for grading and cleaning
the ditches on Otterville Road. The crew
did a wonderful job!
*The ditches on Otterville have not
looked this good in years. Shout out to
the motor grader operator. Thank you!
-Big Island Residents
ONE OF A KIND ROLLER
Peters Creek AHQ is the only area headquarters
in the district to have a roller
attachment to help compact gravel.
The roller attaches easily to the back of the
motor grader. The grader can then be used to
spread and roll the gravel in one trip.
“We have about 40 miles of gravel roads in
our area,”explained Superintendent Doyle
Eaton. “The roller helps bind the stone
together and set it in the ground.”
“A benefit of using a roller is less dust
because it packs the gravel down into the
ground. It also helps cut down on rutting or
washboarding,”Doyle added.
Fairystone Superintendent Randy Dalton
borrowed the roller attachment to test out
its features. “We have a lot of gravel roads
in our area, and I can definitely see the
benefits of having this attachment,” Randy
said while explaining his desire to eventually
purchase one for his area headquarters.
EMPLOYEE UPDATES
New Hires
Ibrahim Abuawad, Manager, Pavement
Cameron Condrey, Operator, Pearisburg AHQ
Brad Jones, Equipment Repair Tech, Martinsville
Regional Shop
Jamal Parks, Laborer, New London AHQ
Ronald Siver, Operator, New London AHQ
Corey Smith, Operator, Southwest AHQ
Promotions / Transfers / Relocations
Jason Bell, Crew Leader, Peters Creek AHQ
Michael Glass, Traffic Engineer, SWRO
David Haden, Crew Leader, Martinsville Bridge
Ethan McCormick, Crew Leader, Horsepasture AHQ
David Nininger, Supervisor, Troutville AHQ
Darrell Sowers, IMO Manager, District
Brian Watson, Inspector, Structure and Bridge
Retirements
Senior Equipment Repair Tech Patrick Stanley retired from
the Martinsville Regional Shop after 30 years of service.
REGIONAL ROADEO
After placing second in the statewide
Roadeo, both David Harris (Christiansburg
Operator) and Jeremiah Law (Christiansburg
Bridge Supervisor, pictured above)
participated in the Southeastern Regional
Roadeo in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in
September. They competed against
equipment operators from ten other states.
LOOKING AHEAD
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Salem District
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