
Inside what caused the Afton Mountain rock slide
College of William & Mary structural geology professor Christopher “Chuck” Bailey joins the show to discuss the factors that caused the Afton Mountain rock slide.

College of William & Mary structural geology professor Christopher “Chuck” Bailey joins the show to discuss the factors that caused the Afton Mountain rock slide.

Part of Route 39 in Rockbridge County will be closed from 8 a.m. Tuesday through 5 p.m. Wednesday to allow Buckingham Branch Railroad to upgrade a crossing east of Route 780 in the Goshen area.

The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.

Emergency repairs to the bridge on Route 633 at Twin Lakes in Greene County will require closing the bridge from Monday, May 10 through Thursday, May 13.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

U.S. 250 will be closed for an extended period between Route 6 east of the summit of Afton Mountain and Route 750 just west of the Rockfish Gap Country Store.

U.S. 250 remains closed between the top of Afton Mountain and Route 151 due to a rock slide. On Monday evening rocks and trees continued to slide down the slope to the roadway.

U.S. 250 is closed between the top of Afton Mountain and Route 151 due to a rock slide. VDOT personnel are assessing the extent of the slide, how to remove the material and ensure the slope is stabilized.

The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.
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