Hampton officials prepare roads ahead of snow and winter weather; some city services affected

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Hampton officials are monitoring the latest Hampton Roads snow forecast and preparing storm operations.

City officials tell 10 On Your Side that they started pre-treating roads with salt on Thursday morning, beginning with bridges, overpasses and major intersections. The storm response center will go active at 2 p.m. to work with officials and dispatch crews accordingly. Eight snow teams are on standby to assist with their specific section of the city. Those crews will work 12-hour shifts starting at 6 p.m. Thursday and will be assisted by Hampton police when needed.

Once the city accumulates 1 to 1.5 inches of snow they will begin to plow the streets.

As many as 90 vehicles that can be used in snow are on standby. That includes snowplows.

Many city services are impacted by the weather through the weekend:

• All cities offices will be closed Friday, Jan. 21, as well as all public libraries. All neighborhood and community centers will be closed as well. 
• Trash collection is expected to start as usual on Friday routes and will continue as long as conditions are safe.
• The Bethel Landfill will be closed on Saturday, January 22, 2022, as will the Yard Waste Site. Both plan to reopen normal hours on Monday at 7 a.m.
• Hampton City Schools’ classes will be conducted online Friday. Click here for detailed scheduling information. All after-school programs and activities are canceled.
• Thomas Nelson Community College has shifted all classes to remote learning until at least Monday.
• Hampton Roads Transit bus service will stop after the first routes beginning after 6 p.m. Friday. On Saturday, under the snow route plan, a limited number of buses will run, and on an expected one-hour delay. Also, the customer service information booth at the Hampton Transit Center will close at 1 p.m. Friday. Tickets can be purchased at Ticket Vending Machines and route information/schedules are still available via gohrt.com.  Hampton Roads Transit will return to regular service Monday, January 24. All regular services – bus, light rail, ferry and paratransit – will start at their regularly scheduled time.
• The health district’s testing and vaccination clinics, located in the Sherwood Shopping Center (13785 Warwick Blvd. in Newport News), will close at 5 p.m. Thursday. The vaccination clinic will open at 10 a.m. Friday and close at 5 p.m. The testing clinic is closed on Fridays.
• The Monster Jam event scheduled for Friday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Hampton Coliseum has been rescheduled to Sunday, January 23 at 7 p.m. All tickets purchased for the Friday event will automatically be honored for the rescheduled event with the same seat locations. If ticket holders are unable to attend Sunday’s 7 p.m. event, exchanges are also available for the Saturday 7 p.m. or Sunday 1 p.m. events. For more information, please contact Feld Customer Service at (800) 844-3545 or click here.