Home Interstate 81 closures in Shenandoah County: Sept. 21-25
Local News

Interstate 81 closures in Shenandoah County: Sept. 21-25

Chris Graham

i81-headerThe Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled overnight lane closures next week for paving operations and guardrail work in various locations on northbound Interstate 81 in Shenandoah County. The work will take place in the Mount Jackson and Woodstock areas, weather permitting.

Overnight lane closures are scheduled between mile markers 271.5 and 273.5 northbound on Sunday through Thursday nights (September 20-24), from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. the following mornings. In addition, motorists can expect daytime shoulder closures in this area for guardrail work on Friday, September 25, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Northbound lane closures are also scheduled between mile markers 282.8 and 285.9 on Monday through Thursday nights (September 21-24), from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. the following mornings. Off- and on-ramps at northbound exit 283 (Woodstock) will be narrowed during these times, but will remain open.

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

Traffic alerts and traveler information can be obtained by dialing 511. Traffic alerts and traveler information also are available at 511Virginia.org. For other assistance call the VDOT Customer Service Center, available 24hours-a-day, seven days a week. Citizens can dial 1-800-FOR- ROAD (1-800-367-7623) from anywhere in the state to report road hazards, ask transportation questions, or get information related to Virginia’s roads.

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.

Support AFP

Multimedia

 

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 Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

Latest News

Waynesboro Multicultural Festival
Local News, Politics

Waynesboro Schools hold Multicultural Festival: Brave move, in current environment

newspapers
Columns

We sold AFP in 2022: Now the site is back under our 100 percent full control

In 2022, after a year of mental health issues spurred by a life-threatening pulmonary embolism, I decided to sell the augustafreepress.com domain.

supreme court
Go 'Hoos, Politics

UVA set to honor Chief Trump Enabler John Roberts in the name of Thomas Jefferson

UVA and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello just rendered their supposed highest honor, a Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal, utterly meaningless, with the move to give one of their 2026 medals to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.

nurse doctor medical health
Go 'Hoos, Local News

UVA Health Blue Ridge Poison Center: Don’t Google it, because AI doesn’t know

uva baseball chris pollard
Baseball, Go 'Hoos

UVA Baseball: #9 Virginia outslugs Liberty, 14-12, to improve to 18-4

prison education program classroom inmate learning
Local News

Charlottesville: PVCC to expand prison education program, prep students for career

uva basketball kymora johnson
Basketball, Go 'Hoos

UVA Basketball: Kymora Johnson, Coach Mox, finally going dancing