In Roanoke, a new partnership is trying to make it a little easier to get around the city.

They recently partnered with the Waze app -- which is used for GPS. The city submits information about scheduled road closures and big road improvements. That way, people are automatically routed around problem spots. The city's transportation manager says it's just another tool to let people know about road projects.

Mark Jamison, Roanoke Transportation Division Manager, said, “So we want to continue to work with Waze to improve that process but ultimately it's a goal of trying to improve the service of what we provide to our citizens.”

He says they'd like it to eventually let people know about incidents, utility breaks and other problems in the city.