
2019 Governor’s Transportation Safety Awards announced
Virginia’s top transportation safety advocates were honored last week during a ceremony at Virginia’s Highway Safety Summit in Roanoke.

Virginia’s top transportation safety advocates were honored last week during a ceremony at Virginia’s Highway Safety Summit in Roanoke.

Part of Route 622 (Judy Lane) in Page County is scheduled to be closed from Tuesday, May 28, through Friday, May 31, for railroad crossing maintenance.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week. Traffic movements may be restricted and speed limits reduced in work zones.

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

Durant Road in Covington will remain closed between Willis Avenue and Thacker Avenue through Friday, June 28. For driver safety, this closure has been in place since early March as contractors cut back a steep rock slope along the roadway.

One lane on Route 29 northbound remains closed this morning due to a sinkhole that opened in the road on Tuesday morning. The hole was repaired yesterday but the asphalt pavement did not set up correctly and is still too soft to hold vehicles.

Part of Route 257 (Briery Branch Road) in Rockingham County is scheduled to be closed Wednesday, May 22, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This closure is for emergency replacement of a drainage pipe between Route 755 (Lambert Town Road) and Route 731 (Daniel Cupp Road) in the Briery Branch area.

A bridge dedication ceremony will take place on the Route 340 (Stonewall Jackson Memorial Highway) Compton Creek Bridge on Wednesday, May 22 at 1 p.m.

VDOT invites the public to attend an upcoming location public hearing for the Route 670 connector road project in Greene County.

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