
Update: All lanes open after crash closes Interstate 81 southbound in Rockingham County
All Interstate 81 southbound lanes have reopened at a multivehicle crash site near mile marker 240 in Rockingham County.

All Interstate 81 southbound lanes have reopened at a multivehicle crash site near mile marker 240 in Rockingham County.

A Staunton man is dead from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 81 in Augusta County.

All lanes have reopened at a crash site on Interstate 81 at mile marker 246. This is in the area of the Port Republic Road bridge at exit 245 in Harrisonburg. Earlier this evening all northbound and southbound lanes were closed.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved Thursday the addition of 31 projects to the Fiscal Year 2020-25 Six-Year Improvement Program to support prioritized projects and initiatives in the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Program.

Virginia State Police Trooper C. Peer is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in Shenandoah County on Tuesday at 12:15 a.m. on Interstate 81 at the 296.5-mile marker.

The second meeting of the Interstate 81 Advisory Committee is set for Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Natural Bridge Conference Center, located at 15 Appledore Lane, Natural Bridge.

Dave Covington will lead VDOT’s implementation of projects and initiatives as the new Interstate 81 program delivery director.

Members of the public are invited to attend the first meeting of the Interstate 81 Advisory Committee on Tuesday in Lexington.

Beginning next week, the Interstate 81 safety rest areas in Radford, northbound and southbound, are scheduled to be closed, weather permitting. The closure will be in place while the parking areas are being paved.

Virginia State Police Trooper S.J. Nicely Jr. is investigating a three-vehicle crash that occurred at 7:19 p.m. on Sunday (July 14, 2019) in Augusta County.