
Pursuit spanning Augusta, Rockbridge, at speeds exceeding 100 mph, ends in arrest of teen
A teen from Chester, Va., was arrested after a high-speed chase that spanned Interstate 64 to Interstate 81 through Augusta County into Rockbridge County.

A teen from Chester, Va., was arrested after a high-speed chase that spanned Interstate 64 to Interstate 81 through Augusta County into Rockbridge County.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded an $18.2 million contract to General Excavation Inc. of Warrenton for the widening of Fairfax Pike (Route 277) in Frederick County.

Alternating lane closures are scheduled during overnight hours along a roughly 10-mile stretch of Interstate 81 northbound in Augusta County.

A significant traffic-pattern change is scheduled to begin Monday, May 18 on Route 211 in Page County.

Repairs to a portion of Route 629 (Deerfield Valley Road) in the western portion of Augusta County will have single lane closures for slope work.

Lane closures and lane shifts are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, May 6-7, on a mountainous stretch of Route 33 (Spotswood Trail) in Rockingham County.

The on-ramp from Route 11 (Valley Pike) and Route 259 (Mayland Road) onto southbound Interstate 81 at exit 257 in Rockingham County will be closed 24/7 during the week of May 4-8.

VDOT will close a portion of Route 623 (Fromans Road) in Frederick County for a bridge replacement project at Cedar Creek.

VDOT will close a portion of Route 698 (Orchard Drive) in Shenandoah County for a bridge replacement project at Mill Creek.

A VDOT safety-enhancement project is scheduled to begin Monday on Route 254 (Parkersburg Turnpike) in Augusta County.
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