
Interstate 64 safety upgrades on Afton Mountain enter final phases
The $4.6 million effort to improve safety and traffic flow on Interstate 64 over Afton Mountain is approaching its final construction and testing phases.

The $4.6 million effort to improve safety and traffic flow on Interstate 64 over Afton Mountain is approaching its final construction and testing phases.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is advising motorists to expect overnight left or right lane closures during the week of July 12-17 on eastbound and westbound Interstate 64 in Augusta County.

Motorists should be alert for overnight lane closures on westbound Interstate 64 and a traffic-lane shift on Route 285 (Tinkling Spring Road) in the Fishersville area of Augusta County.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is scheduled to close part of Interstate 64 in Augusta County on April 6 and 7 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night. The closures are for bridge work between mile markers 89 and 93 in the Fishersville area.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will briefly close westbound Interstate 64 in Rockbridge County on Tuesday, March 24 to make pavement repairs in the area of the Maury River bridges near Lexington.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will briefly close westbound Interstate 64 in Rockbridge County on March 19, 2015 to make pavement repairs in the area of the Maury River bridges near Lexington.

The Virginia Department of Transportation has temporarily lowered the work-zone speed limit to 45 miles an hour on westbound Interstate 64 in Rockbridge County where contractors are rehabilitating bridges over the Maury River.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) awarded a contract for the Interstate 81 exit 310 interchange project located in the Winchester area of Frederick County.

The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Metropolitan Planning Organization (HRMPO) will hold a public information meeting on March 5, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Lucy F. Simms Continuing Education Center, 620 Simms Avenue, Harrisonburg, regarding I-81 Exits 245 and 247 Interchange Alternatives Analysis (IAA).

A series of mobile single-lane closures are scheduled for the week of Jan. 12-16 on Interstate 64 eastbound and westbound. These overnight closures are for fog-light replacement between mile marker 98 in Augusta County and mile marker 104 in Albemarle County.