Friday, August 24 2012 8:59 AM EDT2012-08-24 12:59:03 GMT
This earthquake was costly for Louisa County. Damage to homes, schools and public buildings topped $80 million. 12 Investigates how Louisa County is spending the recovery money. When she wasn't hereMore >>
This earthquake was costly for Louisa County. Damage to homes, schools and public buildings topped $80 million. 12 Investigates how Louisa County is spending the recovery money.More >>
Thursday, August 23 2012 4:11 PM EDT2012-08-23 20:11:19 GMT
A year after a 5.8 earthquake cause major damage to schools in Louisa, officials took NBC12 on a tour of Louisa Co. High School and Thomas Jefferson Elementary School to show off their progress.More >>
A year after a 5.8 earthquake cause major damage to schools in Louisa, officials took NBC12 on a tour of Louisa Co. High School and Thomas Jefferson Elementary School to show off their progress.More >>
Friday, March 9 2012 5:54 PM EST2012-03-09 22:54:38 GMT
As we mark the anniversary of Japan's tsunami and nuclear disaster- dozens protest nuclear power in downtown Richmond. The protestors held signs and chanted outside Dominion Virginia Power's headquarters Friday afternoon.More >>
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - The Virginia Department of Transportation today dispatched inspection teams to bridges and tunnels across the state soon after the 5.9 magnitude earthquake to assess any potential damage.
Currently, no damage has been confirmed to bridges, tunnels or roads. Inspections are expected to continue for 24 hours.
All four tunnels in the Hampton Roads area (Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel, Downtown Tunnel and Midtown Tunnel), as well as Virginia's two mountain tunnels on Interstate 77 have been inspected with no sign of damage.
VDOT's Culpeper and Fredericksburg Districts did report some minor damage to buildings.
VDOT's bridges are designed in accordance with American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO) standards, including earthquake loads for this region of the country. The agency conducts between 11,000 and 12,000 bridge inspection each year. VDOT has more than 100 staff dedicated to bridge inspections.
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