
Repairs complete on Route 11 in Edinburg area
Repairs are complete to a portion of the Route 11 southbound lane near Comer Street in the Town of Edinburg in Shenandoah County. All of Route 11 is now open to traffic.

Repairs are complete to a portion of the Route 11 southbound lane near Comer Street in the Town of Edinburg in Shenandoah County. All of Route 11 is now open to traffic.

Lane closures are scheduled for Interstate 81 in Augusta, Shenandoah and Frederick counties from August 30 to September 4.

Lane closures are scheduled for Interstate 81 in Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah and Frederick counties from August 23-29.

The Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled lane and ramp closures along Interstate 81 between mile markers 174 and 311 during the week of August 17-21.

A federal court in Virginia today heard arguments in the case of a transgender male student at Gloucester High School who seeks to use communal restrooms that match his gender identity.

Route 39 Alternate (Main Street) in the town of Goshen in Rockbridge County will be closed Tuesday, July 14, and Wednesday, July 15.

A multi-vehicle crash has closed all Interstate 81 northbound lanes near mile marker 283 in the Woodstock area of Shenandoah County. Traffic is leaving the interstate at exit 283 traveling across Route 42 and re-entering I-81 using the exit 283 northbound on-ramp.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Virginia filed a lawsuit against the Gloucester County School Board for adopting a discriminatory bathroom policy that segregates transgender students from their peers.

Shenandoah Avenue (Route 1706) in the Rockingham County town of Elkton will be closed to through traffic from Monday, May 4 to Friday, May 8 for railroad crossing maintenance.

Dr. Richard Wilkes, State Veterinarian with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), says that while Virginia has been actively preparing its response to an avian influenza (A.I.) outbreak since 2002, the routine preparedness has taken on some increased purpose and vigor this year.
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