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Rockbridge County: Route 631 closed April 3-4 for railroad crossing repairs

Chris Graham

transportation road workPart of Route 631 (Old Buena Vista Road) in Rockbridge County is scheduled to be closed from 7 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, through 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4.

This closure is for repairs to the Norfolk Southern Railway crossing between Route 608 (South River Road) and Route 704 (Middle Road). All work is weather permitting.

Residents and business owners on Route 631 will have access to properties on either side of the work zone. Signs will guide through traffic on the following detours:

  • Eastbound traffic will go south on Route 11 (Lee Highway), east on Route 60 (Midland Trail/29th Street), and north on Catalpa Avenue which becomes Route 631 at the Buena Vista city limits.
  • Westbound traffic will go south on Route 631/Catalpa Avenue, west on Route 60 and north on Route 11 to return to Route 631.

The Route 631 railroad crossing is just east of Mountain View Elementary School, but classes are not scheduled during the week of April 1-5.

Virginia traffic alerts and traveler information can be obtained by dialing 511. Traffic alerts and traveler information also are available at http://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 https://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 http://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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