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VDOT, Virginia Department of Transportation Comes Through Again. Potholes Gone.

By Lenn Harley

Real Estate Agent with Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate 303829;0225082372

November 30, 2010 02:33 AM

VDOT, Virginia Department of Transportation Comes Through Again. Potholes Gone.

When you live on an unpaved rural road, road maintenance is important.

I love living in the country and I am fine with the gravel road ways. However, from time to time, the potholes are a challenge at best. I drive a 4Runner and can navigate these barriers fine, but many in my area drive more sporty vehicles and really must crawl these potholes, or take the long way out where the road is usually not any better.

THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION does a good job of maintaining the road in front of my home. How do they know when a road is in need of maintenance??

WE HAVE A SPECIAL TELEPHONE NUMBER to call to request road maintenance, 800-FOR-ROAD. How easy can it get and the call is handled by A VERY FRIENDLY LIVE PERSON! Now that surprised me. In an era where you can't even get a live person on the phone at the telephone company, Virginia does it better. I heard of this service on the radio and it works.

VDOT

WATER IS ALWAYS THE CULPRIT. There is a little creek that runs beside the gravel road in front of my home and has a tendency to run across the road way, creating a swale and "washing the road out" in the same spot, regularly.

AND ANOTHER THING. The person who took my call said it may take 2-3 weeks for the repairs to be made. However, they appeared and did the job in less than a week.

SO, THANK YOU VDOT. Good job!

For real estate agents and home buyers?? When listing, selling or buying real estate in Virginia, find out who is responsible for road maintenance for homes of interest.

Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988.

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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA

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Lenn, This is so inspiring to know that Virginia takes care of the roadways. This just gets back to a strong and well managed budget which California certainly does not have.

Nov 30, 2010 05:10 AM

Jay Markanich

Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA

Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

And VA did it with a throw-back budget from many years ago. REAL cutbacks!

Nov 30, 2010 07:03 AM

Lenn Harley

Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA

Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Kathleen. HA! I don't even want to comment on CA's budget. I expect we'll all be sending some money California's way shortly, tax money that is.

Jay. You bet. Gov. MacDonald took them all on and produced a surplus and we still get our roads maintained.

Nov 30, 2010 08:02 AM

Jack Mossman - The Nines Team at Keller Williams in Lodi

The Nines Team at Keller Williams in Lodi - Lodi, CA

The Nines Team in Lodi

Lenn - Why wouldn't you want to subsidize California .... we use the same principle as the federal government ... spend money you don't have, mandate legislation you don't fund, ignore the electorate, and allow unconsitutional propositions on the ballot - so you can legally ignore the electorate! AND we have Disneyland ... no intentional comparison to be made to Washington DC ...

Nov 30, 2010 09:44 AM

Lenn Harley

Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA

Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Jack. I'm not Washington, DC. I'm Northern Virginia. We don't have any of the lovely things you mention and we're suffering with a balanced budget. Eeeekkkkk.

Nov 30, 2010 09:56 AM

Lou Ludwig

Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL

Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Lenn

The Virginia Department of Transportation does a great job maintaining the roads in Virginia.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Nov 30, 2010 10:08 AM

Damon Gettier

Damon Gettier & Associates, REALTORS- Roanoke Va Short Sale Expert - Roanoke, VA

Broker/Owner ABRM, GRI, CDPE

Lenn, whenever I think our roads are bad.....I only have to take a ride up into PA to realize how good we have it!

Nov 30, 2010 12:31 PM

Krista Fuchs

Prudential Fox & Roach - Exton, PA

Chester County Realtor - (484) 459-8025 - Home Buying and Selling

A live person! And a DOT that takes care of potholes! you'd have to pinch me if I said that because I'd be dreaming!

Nov 30, 2010 12:35 PM

Sheila Newton Team Anderson & Greenville SC

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - C. Dan Joyner - Anderson, SC

Selling the Upstate since 1989

Lenn

The Virginia Department of Transportation seems to be doing a fine job!!

Nov 30, 2010 12:43 PM

Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT

Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Lenn, getting any public department to answer the phone is a miracle, and to actually get a request for repair acknowledged and completed falls under acts from the Almighty.

Nov 30, 2010 03:17 PM

Lenn Harley

Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA

Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Lou. Yes, they do.

Damon. HA! I recall a time when I commuted from MD to DC to work. The road conditions changed dramatically when I crossed the boundary from DC to MD from driving an obstacle course to a smooth road.

Krista. Indeed. It was the live voice that stunned me.

Sheila. They do indeed.

Ed. I was surprised to see them on the road so quickly since they said it would take 2-3 weeks and they appeared in less than a week.

Nov 30, 2010 09:57 PM

Gerry Michaels

Glasswork Media Arts - Gettysburg, PA

GettysburgGerry Social Meida

Wish Pa was like that, all we get from Penndot is long delays and 30 guys standing around supervising two guys doing all the work, we have the worst roads in the country

Dec 01, 2010 01:28 AM

Lenn Harley

Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA

Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Gerry. I have watched VDOT maintain this road for almost 5 years now. One guy in one large piece of equipment is all that comes. One very conciencious operator.

Dec 01, 2010 01:34 AM

Jon Quist

REALTY EXECUTIVES ARIZONA TERRITORY - Tucson, AZ

Tucson's BUYERS ONLY Realtor since 1996

I found your potholes. They all moved to Tucson!

Dec 11, 2010 06:26 PM

Lenn Harley

Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA

Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Jon. THAT is the laugh of the day.

Dec 11, 2010 09:52 PM

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