Near Reeds Gap Blue Ridge Parkway Nelson-Augusta County, VA Line By Tommy Stafford (some editorial content included) On Friday yet another semi tractor trailer blocked Route 664 near Reeds Gap. This is the forth big rig this week to get stuck there and block the roadway. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday law enforcement and emergency crews […]
Roseland Just North of Brents Gap Route 151 Nelson County, Virginia Yet another tractor trailer accident slowed and sometimes blocked traffic Thursday morning after the truck hauling some type of glass bottles hit boulders sticking out from the mountain. The rocks ripped open the trailer sprilling broken glass all over Route 151. Crews had the […]
Nelson County, Virginia Most folks in the lowlands down below just saw a cold rain on Tuesday. But if you were in the higher elevations there was plenty of ice. Those living along and near the BRP and Skyline Drive saw more than their share. Most of the freezing precip comes to an end after […]
Photos via Wintergreen Fire & Rescue : A WFD crew blocks Route 151 at Brents Gap in Nelson County after ice covered trees came down in high winds taking down powerlines in the process. Thursday – November 15, 2018 Nelson County, Virginia 6:30 PM – Paula Jones VDOT Lynchburg : Crews are finishing and opening […]
Near Brents Gap Route 151 Nelson County, Virginia Around 12:30 Tuesday afternoon emergency crews responded to another auto accident on Route 151 in Nelson County just below Brents Gap. According to motorists that drove by the accident scene it appeared one car crossed over the centerline in a curve and hit another vehicle head on. […]
Near Brent’s Gap Route 151 – Nelson County, VA Just before noon Thursday traffic is blocked on Route 151 near Brent’s Gap die to another jackknifed tractor trailer. Updates as we have them. But plan alternate route for now.
Near Brents Gap Roseland Nelson County, Virginia Update 6:35 PM Nelson Sheriff David Hill: “ROADWAY IS NOW OPEN!” Update 4:50 PM It’s estimated that it will take about another 2 hours at least to get roadway open at the accident scene at the top of Brent’s. Update 3:30 PM Wrecker crews are beginning work to […]
Nelson County, Virginia Chief Curtis Sheets of @WTGFireRescue says Brents Mtn on Route 151 in Nelson County has just reopened to traffic. — BlueRidgeLife (@BlueRidgeLife) January 8, 2016 Original post at 8AM A light mist and freezing rain were the perfect ingredients to create icy roads across portions of Nelson County Friday morning. It also […]
View Brents Fatal in a larger map According to Nelson County Sheriff David Brooks, one person is dead from an auto vs motorcycle crash near Brents Gap on Route 151 south of Route 664 in Nelson County, VA – Sunday May 12, 2013 Near Brents Gap Roseland Nelson County, VA Around 9:00 PM VSP’s Public […]
Brents Gap / Roseland Nelson County, VA Updated 8:40pm – 10.14.12 From The Virginia State Police – Richmond: Virginia State Police Trooper J.C. Wagner responded to a single-vehicle crash Saturday (Oct. 13) in Nelson County. The crash occurred at 1:43 p.m. on Route 151, less than a mile south of Route 628. A 1997 Honda […]
