Traffic alert: Part of Route 684 closed in Page County after slope failure
The Virginia Department of Transportation has closed part of Route 684 (South Page Valley Road) in Page County due to a slope failure.
The Virginia Department of Transportation has closed part of Route 684 (South Page Valley Road) in Page County due to a slope failure.
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced this week that the Senate had approved $125 million for local projects across Virginia.
VDOT crews are set to begin working on constructing directional medians at the intersection of Brandywine Drive and Hydraulic Road and Michie Drive and Hydraulic Road in Albemarle County.
VDOT will be working on a bridge overpass on Interstate 81 in Augusta County for three nights next week, which will require overnight closures, detours and slow-roll traffic control.
Three roads were closed overnight in Augusta County due to flash flooding from Tropical Storm Debby.
Waynesboro emergency personnel will be watching rainfall levels in the city associated with Tropical Storm Debby, but just as important, the city has an eye to the south.
Tropical Storm Debby is on track for a direct impact to the Shenandoah Valley, including Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County.
A flood watch has been issued for numerous localities in Virginia due to heavy rain expected from Tropical Storm Debby.
A VDOT contractor will begin work next week to widen the southbound turn lane from Route 240 (Crozet Avenue) onto U.S. 250 (Rockfish Gap Turnpike) westbound in Albemarle County.
VDOT has updated its list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.
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