Springtime ushers in the 2025 paving season for the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands.
The Virginia Department of Transportation has awarded 24 resurfacing contracts covering more than 500 lane-miles in the VDOT Staunton District. VDOT contractors will also install 33 miles of rumble strips to enhance safety along primary roads.
About $66 million worth of paving work will take place in the district’s 11 counties. Details are as follows:
Plant mix: Also known as traditional milling and paving, this will include about 235,000 tons of asphalt to be spread over 230 lane miles.
Latex/microsurfacing: This treatment, which extends pavement life and helps enhance vehicle traction, will be applied to 97 lane miles of roadway.
Surface treatment: About 117 lane miles will receive this treatment, which helps extend pavement life.
Slurry seal: Typically used in subdivisions and on other low-speed roadways. About 64 lane miles will be applied in 2025.
The VDOT website includes a Pavement Treatment page with detailed descriptions of various resurfacing methods.
In 2025, the VDOT Staunton District will install 20 miles of center-line rumble strips and 13 miles of shoulder/edge-line rumble strips. They are typically applied to primary roads with a speed limit of 45 miles an hour or greater. Rumble strips are a safety measure that create noise and vibration, alerting drivers straying from their travel lane. They are especially effective at preventing crashes that involve drowsy or distracted drivers.
With hundreds of miles of work planned at dozens of locations throughout the district in 2025, motorists will almost certainly encounter lane closures for pavement resurfacing or rumble-strip installation. Flaggers and pilot trucks are sometimes employed to control traffic and protect work crews. Drivers should slow down, remain alert, follow work-zone signs and respect flaggers.
All work is weather permitting.
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Rebecca Barnabi
