
Evening, overnight lane closures Nov. 23–25 on I-81 in Rockbridge County
Motorists should be alert for two nights of alternating lane closures on northbound Interstate 81 from mile marker 189 to 191 in Rockbridge County.

Motorists should be alert for two nights of alternating lane closures on northbound Interstate 81 from mile marker 189 to 191 in Rockbridge County.

The off-ramp from Interstate 81 northbound to Route 11 at Exit 257 in Rockingham County is scheduled for an overnight closure from 8 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday.

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Repairs on Interstate 81 are scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 2, to deal with a sinkhole located northbound on the left shoulder at mile-marker 237.02 near the Augusta and Rockingham County line.

A nearly three-year construction project is bringing improvements to Route 277 (Fairfax Pike) near Stephens City in Frederick County.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded an $18.2 million contract to General Excavation Inc. of Warrenton for the widening of Fairfax Pike (Route 277) in Frederick County.

Southbound Interstate 81 is scheduled to be closed from about 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday for Virginia State Police to investigate a recent crash in southern Augusta County.

Just because we’re fighting an unseen enemy in the form of a virus doesn’t mean we have to relinquish every shred of our humanity, our common sense, or our freedoms to a nanny state that thinks it can do a better job of keeping us safe.

The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley (CAAV) is a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley.

The General Assembly has passed legislation that will make Virginia among the first states to adopt a comprehensive program to identify wildlife corridors, protect motorists from collisions with animals and address barriers to wildlife movement.
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