
Interstate 81 southbound lane closures in Augusta County for paving operations
Overnight lane closures are scheduled to begin Monday, June 4, along Interstate 81 southbound in Augusta County for milling, paving and pavement marking.

Overnight lane closures are scheduled to begin Monday, June 4, along Interstate 81 southbound in Augusta County for milling, paving and pavement marking.

The right lane of northbound Interstate 81 is scheduled to close at 10 p.m. tonight (Friday, June 1) for bridge deck repairs at mile marker 271.5 in Shenandoah County. The location is between exit 269 (Shenandoah Caverns) and exit 273 (Mount Jackson/Basye).

The Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment, the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation are developing a plan to study the entire length of the Interstate 81 corridor in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Milling and paving continue tonight (Wednesday, May 23) along the on-ramp from Route 33 (East Market Street) to southbound I-81 at exit 247 in Harrisonburg. Inclement weather delayed this work earlier in the week.

The left lane of northbound Interstate 81 near mile marker 212 in Augusta County reopened early this morning (Wednesday, May 23). The lane had been closed for several hours while crews excavated and repaired a sinkhole near the northbound left shoulder.

The left lane of northbound Interstate 81 near mile marker 212 in Augusta County is scheduled to close at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, for a sinkhole repair. This location is between I-81 exit 205 at Route 606 in Raphine and exit 213 at Route 11 in Greenville.

The on-ramp from Route 33 (East Market Street) to southbound Interstate 81 at exit 247 in Harrisonburg will close during the night of May 21-22.

Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday signed into law SB 971, which directs the Commonwealth Transportation Board to develop and adopt an Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement plan and evaluate financing options for Interstate 81 corridor improvements.

Motorists should expect significant traffic delays through the Easter holiday weekend on northbound Interstate 81 in Frederick County due to emergency bridge work in West Virginia.

The Park & Ride lot along Route 257 (Friedens Church Road) in Rockingham County is scheduled to close from 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, through 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 7. The 38-space lot is located just west of the Interstate 81 interchange at exit 240 in the Mount Crawford area.