
Virginia State Police investigating suspect in Augusta County pursuit
Virginia State Police initiated a traffic stop on a BMW traveling north on Interstate 81 at the 214 mile marker in Augusta County.

Virginia State Police initiated a traffic stop on a BMW traveling north on Interstate 81 at the 214 mile marker in Augusta County.

The return of cold air into this weekend will deliver one to two rounds of snow and slippery conditions along the Interstate 81 and 95 corridors in the Mid-Atlantic.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is providing motorists with extra services in the Shenandoah Valley and Charlottesville areas for the Thanksgiving holiday period. Travel times will be shown on portions of Interstate 81 and I-64. Additionally, Safety Service Patrols will be expanded on Sunday, November 29.

A tractor trailer crash on Route 867 has closed the bridge over Pleasant Run in Rockingham County. This location is near Mount Crawford and east of Interstate 81.

Virginia Department of Transportation plows and crews will be on duty throughout tonight’s forecast snow event. The Staunton District will have approximately 500 pieces of equipment deployed throughout the district. Safety Service Patrol coverage will be expanded on Interstate 81 to include Shenandoah and Augusta counties for this storm.

Despite the quick trip down Interstate 81, the Virginia Military Institute men’s soccer team fell at high-octane Virginia Tech Tuesday evening.

Motorists should be alert for northbound and southbound slow-roll lane closures on Sunday, April 27along Interstate 81 in Augusta County. The brief closures are needed for installation of a fiber-optic line over the interstate.

Virginia State Police Trooper G.W. Clifton is investigating a single-vehicle crash in Augusta County. The crash occurred at12:45 p.m. Wednesday (May 15, 2013) on Route 11 at the Interstate 81 interchange for Exit 213/Greenville.

Two or three times a year I dodge the barreling southbound trucks on Interstate 81 and travel towards Raphine, to cook with Georgie Young at Wade’s Mill.
VDOT has released its schedule for road work and maintenance on local roads for the coming week.