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Drivers using parts of Interstate 81 and Interstate 66 should be alert for mobile left-lane closures on Saturday, April 5. This will accommodate a Virginia Department of Transportation mapping vehicle, along with several escort trucks for safety and traffic control.
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Route 11 (Lee-Jackson Highway) will have single lane traffic from March 20 at 9 a.m. to March 24 at 5 p.m. due to sewer line work. This location is from Route 657 (Indian Ridge Road) to Route 1202 (Church Street) in the Greenville area of Augusta County.
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Due to weather constraints the Virginia Department of Transportation has rescheduled the closure of a portion of Interstate 64 to Wednesday and Thursday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for bridge work between mile markers 89 and 93 in the Fishersville area of Augusta County.
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The Cinderella Prom Project of the Shenandoah Valley started in 2003 from an idea that germinated from a news article about how expensive proms had become for students and their families. Many students could no longer afford the attire for attending prom for financial reasons.
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The snow has stopped in the Shenandoah Valley but Virginia Department of Transportation crews are still at it, clearing and treating roads throughout the region. Travel is still not advised in the area since a layer of ice is still on many roadways.
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Moderate to heavy snowfall is covering roads throughout the Shenandoah Valley. Most areas have already seen 2-4 inches of accumulation, and the snow is expected to continue through Monday evening.
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Roads throughout the Shenandoah Valley are snow-covered shortly before mid-day Thursday. Snowfall totals range from 10 to 18 inches, and additional accumulation is expected this afternoon. Interstate and primary routes are passable, but most secondary roads have not yet been plowed.
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The Virginia Department of Transportation advises drivers to use caution when traveling Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, as temperatures may fall and cause icy patches. VDOT Staunton District crews and contractors have been monitoring road conditions and applying chemicals where needed.
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VDOT will open Route 727 (Airport Road) in Rockingham County on Friday. Contractors from Fairfield-Echols LLC of Fishersville have substantially completed the project just west of Route 11 at Mount Crawford. The work included construction of a new bridge over the North River and realigning part of the road to eliminate two sharp curves.
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The wildly popular Medicare Insurance Counseling program faces the possibility of curtailing service, just at the time when more than 10,000 people nationwide join Medicare every day.
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