Home Railroad work to cause road closures
News

Railroad work to cause road closures

Portions of Route 262 (Woodrow Wilson Parkway) in Augusta County and Route 340 (Eastside Highway) in Rockingham County will be closed for railroad work.

On Route 262, near the Route 11 intersection, the Shenandoah Valley Railroad will be doing work at this crossing from June 2 at 7 a.m. to June 3 at 8 p.m. This location on Route 262 is 1.5 miles west of Interstate 81 exit 225. Route 262 will be closed at this location during this time period. 

Detour routes are as follows:

Detour route for Route 262 northbound traffic will be Route 11 (Commerce Road) northbound to Route 612 (Laurel Hill Road) eastbound to I-81 southbound to exit 225.  Detour route for Route 262 southbound traffic will be I-81 northbound to exit 227, Route 612 westbound to Route 11 southbound to Route 262.

On Route 340 the railroad work is located 1.5 miles north of Route 649 (Island Ford Road).  Norfolk Southern Railroad is performing this work on June 1 at 8 p.m. to June 3 at 8 p.m. Route 340 will be closed in this location during this period.  Detour routes are as follows:

Detour route for Route 340 northbound traffic will be Route 649 to Route 33 eastbound (Spotswood Trail) to Route 340 at Elkton.  Detour route for Route 340 southbound traffic will be Route 33 westbound to Route 649 eastbound to Route 340.

All work is weather permitting and subject to change.

Support AFP




Contributors

Contributors

Have a guest column, letter to the editor, story idea or a news tip? Email editor Chris Graham at [email protected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandora and YouTube.

Latest News

radio
Politics

Last Week with Rob Schilling: The week’s conspiracy theories brought to you by UVA Athletics

brian o'connor mississippi state
Baseball

No-maha: Brian O’Connor, Mississippi State, fall short in Super Regional

Mississippi State, 20th nationally in the regular season in team ERA, gave up double-digits in back-to-back Super Regional losses to Georgia, and Year 1 under Brian O’Connor came to an end without a trip to Omaha.

nelson chittum
Baseball

Former MLB pitcher Nelson Chittum travelled the U.S. in two distinct careers

Nelson Chittum played professional baseball from 1956-1964, pitching in two games with the Boston Red Sox in 1958, and in 27 games with the St. Louis Cardinals the next two seasons.

school student child bookbag
Local

UVA announces $43.4M gift toward early childhood learning center

jalen brunson
Basketball

Knicks star Jalen Brunson picked up early hoops lessons in Charlottesville

donald trump
Politics, U.S. & World

Trump storms out of ‘Meet the Press’ interview after having lies fact-checked

john mcguire
Politics, Virginia

MAGA Congressman John McGuire struggles to explain thoughts on healthcare