
I-81/I-64 slow-roll closures in Rockbridge on Sunday
On Sunday morning, September 21, motorists should be alert for slow-roll lane closures on portions of Interstate 81 and Interstate 64 in the Lexington and Timber Ridge area of Rockbridge County.

On Sunday morning, September 21, motorists should be alert for slow-roll lane closures on portions of Interstate 81 and Interstate 64 in the Lexington and Timber Ridge area of Rockbridge County.

Motorists on Interstate 81 northbound in Shenandoah County can expect overnight lane and ramp closures over the next week. All of these closures are due to milling and paving between mile markers 265 and 274, as part of a pavement rehabilitation project.

The off-ramp that carries Interstate 66 westbound traffic to I-81 southbound will have a brief closure on the night of Wednesday, September 10, 2014.

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The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce announces that the following individuals have been selected to participate in the 2014-2015 Leadership Harrisonburg-Rockingham program.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced the detection of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in additional counties in the Commonwealth; the newly infested counties include Alleghany, Bath, Fauquier and Page.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will close part of Route 256 (Third Street) in Rockingham County from July 28-30, 2014. This is for repairs to the railroad crossing just west of Route 340 (Eastside Highway) in the town of Grottoes.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting concerning upcoming construction and traffic patterns for the Interstate 64 bridges over the Maury River and Kerrs Creek in Rockbridge County.

New traffic patterns will affect drivers around the intersection of Stone Spring Road and Peach Grove Avenue in Rockingham County in the Harrisonburg area beginning June 9, 2014.

The Route 42 bridge over Calfpasture River in the Goshen area of Rockbridge County fully opened to traffic this afternoon (May 19, 2014), two days earlier than the estimated completion date.
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