Safety improvement project on Interstate 66 in Warren County beginning July 9

VDOT is scheduled to make roadway improvements to a two-mile section of Interstate 66 in Warren County starting Monday, July 9. Contractors will apply a high-friction surface treatment to the eastbound and westbound lanes to improve traction on curves between exit 6 (Front Royal) and exit 13 (Linden).

This work requires single-lane closures from mile marker 10.1 to 12.2 as follows:

• From 8 a.m. Monday, July 9, through 8 a.m. Friday, July 13, the eastbound left lane will be closed up to 24 hours a day.
• From 8 a.m. Monday, July 16, through 8 a.m. Friday, July 20, the eastbound right lane will be closed up to 24 hours a day.
• From 8 a.m. Monday, July 23, through 8 a.m. Friday, July 27, the westbound left lane will be closed during the hours of 8 p.m. and 3 p.m. Lane closures will be lifted during afternoon and early evening commute times.
• From 8 a.m. Monday, July 30, through 8 a.m. Friday, August 3, the westbound right lane will be closed during the hours of 8 p.m. and 3 p.m. Lane closures will be lifted during afternoon and early evening commute times.

No lane closures in either direction of I-66 will be allowed from 8 a.m. Friday through 8 a.m. Monday. All work is weather permitting.

When the high-friction surface treatment is complete, motorists will notice an increase in road noise. This is due to the type of aggregate material applied to the asphalt.

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