
Interstate 81 lane closure in Rockbridge County
The right lane of southbound Interstate 81 has reopened in Rockbridge County. Crews have finished a hazardous-material removal operation near mile marker 204, about a mile south of exit 205 (Raphine).

The right lane of southbound Interstate 81 has reopened in Rockbridge County. Crews have finished a hazardous-material removal operation near mile marker 204, about a mile south of exit 205 (Raphine).

VDOT is making upgrades at three Interstate 81 interchanges in Augusta County near Staunton. This project includes extensions of seven ramp acceleration and deceleration lanes at I-81 exits 220, 221 and 222.

Overnight closures of the on- and off-ramps at northbound Interstate 81 Exit 317 (Winchester/Stephenson) in Frederick County are scheduled from 10 p.m. tonight (June 26) through 5 a.m. Wednesday.

VDOT and the Commonwealth Transportation Board will hold a public hearing concerning adding a line item in the 2019-2024 Six Year Improvement Plan for proposed replacement of the Route 17/50/522 (Millwood Pike) bridge over Interstate 81 in Frederick County.

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.
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