
Rockingham County: Daytime lane closure on southbound I-81 for emergency pavement repairs
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.

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.

Virginia State Police is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in Albemarle County. The crash occurred at approximately 12:16 a.m., Friday (April 27), when a box truck traveling west on Interstate 64 ran off the highway and overturned. The crash occurred at the 127 mile marker.

Sen. Tim Kaine, in a letter sent yesterday to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, furthered the case for federal support for improvements to the Interstate 81 corridor in Virginia.

Water lines serving the northbound and southbound Interstate 81 rest areas in Augusta County are scheduled to be turned off on Wednesday, January 24, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Augusta County Service Authority will be performing maintenance on the water lines during this time.

Senator Mark Obenshain (R-Rockingham) filed a bill Friday directing the Commonwealth Transportation Board, along with the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment, to study the feasibility of utilizing truck tolls to fund transportation infrastructure projects along Interstate 81.
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