Makeover coming for Southgate Drive entrance at Tech Gene Marrano March 20, 2015 1 minute read Funds awarded this week by the Commonwealth Transportation Board for a highway project at U.S. 460 and the Southgate Drive entrance to Virginia Tech will have a “ripple effect” when it is completed by 2018 … as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Rescue Mission seeks volunteers for food distributionNext: Browse for booze — ABC says its web site takes a big step forward Related Stories New Study Ranks Virginia’s Public Schools 6th in the Nation Emma Thomas July 24, 2026 A local hero of the American Revolution is honored with a new exhibit by the Salem Museum & Historical Society Gene Marrano July 23, 2026 Plays, plays everywhere … and a closing night artist reception and lecture at Hollins Gene Marrano July 22, 2026