
House passes Landes Interstate 81 legislation
House Bill 2718, the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Program, was approved by the House of Delegates 99-0.

House Bill 2718, the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Program, was approved by the House of Delegates 99-0.

Overnight single-lane closures are scheduled for northbound Interstate 81 in Harrisonburg Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

Emergency sinkhole repairs along Interstate 81 southbound will require crews to close the right lane at mile marker 212.6 near Greenville in Augusta County.

Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, today introduced a substitute to House Bill 2718, the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Program, which was reported out of the House Committee on Transportation with a 20-0 vote.

Overnight single-lane closures are in place along northbound Interstate 81 in Augusta County near mile marker 228. Drivers can expect left or right lane closures Monday through Thursday nights from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. through the morning of Friday, Feb. 1.

Drivers on southbound Interstate 81 can expect overnight alternating lane closures near mile marker 247.8 in Harrisonburg from Jan. 24 to Feb. 1.

The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation has announced its endorsement of the Interstate 81 improvement legislation that is currently under debate in the Virginia legislature.

Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, and State Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Harrisonburg, have introduced bills in the Virginia General Assembly to create an Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Program.

Virginia State Police Trooper H.L. Campbell is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash in Rockingham County. The crash occurred Thursday at 3:09 a.m. on Interstate 81 at the 253 mile marker.

Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley lead Kim Sandum comments in response to today’s announcement from Gov. Ralph Northam regarding a legislative proposal that would fund improvements along the Interstate 81 Corridor.