[Scan-DC] Snowplows in NoVA

Thu, 29 Jan 2004 15:07:54 -0500

   Additionally, in my county, Prince George, certain VDOT vehicles have the
capability of communicating with our Sheriff's Office on 159.150 mhz.  The main
reason for this capability is VDOT maintains the Benjamin Harrison Bridge that
crosses the James River on east end of the county to Charles City Co.  If there
is a bridge raising/lowering problem, which has occured or rare occasions, they
have quicker comms. with the county.

Willard Hardman wrote:

> Not quite so simple.  Each district uses a different PL.  47.04 as used by
> Safety Service Patrols uses 114.8.  Occasionally they also use 47.30, also
> 114.8.  Fauquier - Madison, Culpeper, etc., areas use 47.34 with a PL of
> 110.9.
>
> It should also be noted that VDOT Safety Service Patrols in Northern
> Virginia also communicate on the State Police channels.  Except in parts of
> Loudoun County (47.08 - 110.9), essentially all other VDOT communications
> in Northern Virginia are on NEXTEL.  This includes the snow plows/salt
> trucks.  The contract snow plows/trucks operate on their own commercial
> channels.  Highway (Interstate and other) maintenance is performed by a
> variety of contractors in Northern Virginia, including both construction
> and maintenance.  Most "small" jobs (e.g., pot hole repair) are done by
> VDOT itself, while larger jobs are let by contract to a variety of
> companies - Virginia Paving, Lighting Maintenance, Brothers Contracting,
> Woodlawn Contracting, Shirley Contracting to name a just a few.
>
> Regards
> Bill Hardman
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: john wilson <[email protected]>
> > To: Lee Williams <[email protected]>
> > Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> > Date: 1/28/2004 11:16:14 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Snowplows in NoVA
> >
> > 1.  47.0400 mhz. is one of the 47 mhz. frequencies allowed to most VDOT
> facility
> > operations.  If it is a repeater operation the input is 45.3400 mhz.
> 47.0400
> > mhz. for some VDOT facilities may be used soley for an interstate safety
> patrol
> > but that does not apply to all VDOT operations using that frequency.  For
> > example, I just monitored KSL264, VDOT Saint Stephens Church,  King &
> Queen Co.
> > on 47.0400 mhz. with routine VDOT type comms.  In the Virginia Beach area
> > 47.3000 mhz. solely is used for motor assistance on the interstate
> highways.
> >
> > 2.  VMS, Inc. has a contract with the state, excluding a few exception
> > situations, to provide maintenance and repair to the interstate highways.
> With
> > a couple of exceptions, VMS does not use VDOT frequencies.  However, I am
> sure
> > VMS has cell phone communications capability with VDOT.
> >
> > 3.  I don't know where you are or what your monitoring configuration is,
> but in
> > central Virginia I hear frequent comms from many different VDOT
> activities daily
> > during their normal working hours on their various 47 mhz. frequencies.
> >
> > Lee Williams wrote:
> >
> > > 47.04 is used by the safety service patrols on the interstate and it is
> on a
> > > repeater. I hear very little VDOT radio traffic and I think a news
> story I
> > > recently saw explains why that is. The story was shot inside the traffic
> > > management control center located in Arlington that is for VDOT traffic
> > > management. The guy in the piece was talking to VDOT trucks on a
> Nextel. I
> > > suspect that a lot of their operations for voice radio traffic is taking
> > > place there.
> > >
> > > >From: john wilson <[email protected]>
> > > >To: Randy Benn <[email protected]>
> > > >CC: scan-dc <[email protected]>
> > > >Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Snowplows in NoVA
> > > >Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 10:32:55 -0500
> > > >
> > > >   VDOT contractors do not use VDOT frequencies with the possible
> exception
> > > >of 45.76 mhz., constuction zone comms and a few other unique
> > > >situations such as construction/maintenance work on the James River
> Bridge
> > > >in the Tidewater area.  Contractors  use their own radio system,
> > > >if any, or maybe use a cell phone.  The pls you posted indicate VDOT
> > > >repeater operations only.  Inputs are in the 45 mhz. range.  With few
> > > >exceptions each VDOT maintenance activity will be licensed for 6 or 7
> 47
> > > >mhz. frequencies.  Usually one repeater frequency is used for one
> > > >or more VDOT activities in a given geographical area.  Sometimes if the
> > > >area is wide, such as in the Madison Co. area two repeaters will be
> > > >used., i. e., Madison East and Madison West.  Each VDOT maintenance
> > > >activity typically also uses one or more simplex frequencies with
> > > >different pls.  Frequencies used and repeater/simplex combinations vary
> > > >depending upon the radio usage requirements of a VDOT activity.
> > > >
> > > >Randy Benn wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I loaded up the Pro96 with a bunch of VDOT freqs last night.  So
> far,
> > > >I've heard the following in the NoVA area, monitoring near Dulles:
> > > > >
> > > > > 47.08 / PL=110.9 - Arcola
> > > > > 47.04 / PL=114.8 - Rt 50, Rt 66, Rt 395
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm guessing that the contractors probably don't use the VDOT radio
> > > >system.  Would they likely just be somewhere in the business bands?
> > > > >
> > > > > Randy
> > > > >
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