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Rockingham County: Route 649 closed Sept. 20-22 for railroad crossing repairs

Chris Graham

vdotPart of Route 649 (Island Ford Road) in Rockingham County is scheduled to be closed from Monday, Sept. 20, through Wednesday, Sept. 22.

During this time, Route 649 will be closed between Route 340 (Eastside Highway) and Route 642 (Captain Yancey Road). This closure allows Norfolk-Southern to make railroad-crossing repairs just west of the intersection with Route 340. All work is weather permitting.

Signs will direct passenger vehicles to use Route 642 as a detour between Route 649 and Route 340. Route 33 (Spotswood Trail) truck traffic will be directed to bypass Route 649 by way of Elkton to Route 340.

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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