Home Daytime closures on Route 789 in Rockbridge County May 7-11
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Daytime closures on Route 789 in Rockbridge County May 7-11

Chris Graham

vdot road workPart of Route 789 (Country Club Road) in Rockbridge County is scheduled to be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday, May 7-11. This daily closure is between Route 251 (Thornhill Rd/Collierstown Road) and Route 1030 (New Cameron Drive) in the Lexington area. It allows Virginia Department of Transportation crews to install drainage pipes and make improvements to ditches and shoulders. All work is weather permitting.

During the work hours, motorists will be directed on a roughly 4.5-mile detour as follows:

  • Drivers approaching from the south will go west on Route 251, north on Route 674 (Union Run), and then east on Route 687 (Ross Road) and Wood Edge Drive to the end of the detour.
  • Drivers approaching from the north will go west on Woods Edge Drive and Route 687, south on Route 674 and then east on Route 251 to the end of the detour.

Virginia traffic alerts and traveler information can be obtained by dialing 511. Traffic alerts and traveler information also are available at www.511Virginia.org.

The VDOT Customer Service Center can assist with reporting road hazards, asking transportation questions, or getting information related to Virginia’s roads. Call 800-FOR- ROAD (800-367-7623) or use its mobile friendly website at my.vdot.virginia.gov. Agents are available 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week.

The Staunton District Twitter feed is at @VaDOTStaunton. VDOT can be followed on Facebook, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube. RSS feeds are also available for statewide information. The VDOT Web page is located at www.VirginiaDOT.org.

The VDOT Staunton District serves Frederick, Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Alleghany and Bath counties.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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