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Interstate 81 overnight ramp closure at Exit 251 on July 11

Chris Graham

Interstate 81The off-ramp from southbound Interstate 81 to Route 11 (North Valley Pike) at exit 251 (Harrisonburg) in Rockingham County is scheduled to be closed for a single night this week for repaving. The closure is from 10 p.m. Thursday, July 11, to 5 a.m. Friday, July 12. All work is weather permitting.

Motorists who need to reach Route 11 from southbound I-81 will be detoured at Exit 257 (Mauzy/Broadway). At the end of the off-ramp motorists will turn left on Route 259 (Mayland Road) and then right on southbound Route 11. Signs and variable message boards along I-81 will alert drivers to the detour route.

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