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

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

A portion of Route 620 (Smith Creek Road) in Shenandoah County is scheduled to close for about eight months beginning Monday, April 6, as contractors replace a low-water bridge over Smith Creek.

Southbound Interstate 81 is scheduled to be closed from about 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday for Virginia State Police to investigate a recent crash in southern Augusta County.

Overnight closures of Interstate 81 northbound and southbound in Rockingham County are scheduled for up to two weeks beginning Monday, April 6.

Eighty-four Virginia localities, including Augusta County, are eligible to apply for two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops in the 2020 growing season.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced $18.3 million in grants to support projects including the BARC Connects Rockbridge and Bath Counties project.

All Interstate 81 southbound lanes have reopened at a multivehicle crash site near mile marker 240 in Rockingham County.

The Route 778 bridge in Augusta County reopened on Thursday with a weight limit posting of three tons. The Route 778 bridge (Knightly Mill Road) crosses the Middle River between Route 777 (Kentmere Lane) and Route 608 (Battlefield Road).

Route 624 (Morgan Ford Road) in Warren County is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 3.

Celebrate the season with 11 local family-owned and operated businesses in North Rockbridge County on a Holiday Open House Trail on Saturday, Dec. 7.
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