
Sinkhole repairs on I-81 southbound near Greenville in Augusta County
Motorists should be alert for right shoulder closures on Interstate 81 southbound at mile marker 212 in Augusta County.

Motorists should be alert for right shoulder closures on Interstate 81 southbound at mile marker 212 in Augusta County.

VDOT will hold a public hearing concerning improvements to the interchange of Route 606 (Raphine Road) and Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County.

The ramp from eastbound Interstate 64 to northbound I-81 in Rockbridge County near Lexington is scheduled to close from 10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, until 5 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3.

The northbound Interstate 81 off-ramp to Route 11 at exit 251 (Harrisonburg) in Rockingham County is scheduled to be closed from 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, through 5 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20.

The right lane of southbound Interstate 81 in Rockingham County is scheduled to be closed from 3 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 17.

Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine on Wednesday presented Gov. Ralph Northam’s Executive Leadership Team on Highway Safety.

If $2 billion of crucially needed highway improvements are made to Virginia’s Interstate 81, the surrounding region could benefit from more than $4.3 billion in business output, wages and tax revenues, according to a study released this week.

This week motorists should expect delays in the vicinity of Interstate 64 exit 87 westbound at Interstate 81 exit 221 southbound in Augusta County.

Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) met with the I-81 Corridor Coalition, a group of leaders from local Chambers of Commerce.

Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine announced Wednesday the director of a newly created Office of Transportation Innovation and the launch of the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Plan.