
Weather delays work on Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County
Rain and expected low temperatures have forced schedule changes over the next two weeks at the Interstate 81 truck climbing lane project in Rockbridge County.

Rain and expected low temperatures have forced schedule changes over the next two weeks at the Interstate 81 truck climbing lane project in Rockbridge County.

Drivers using parts of Interstate 81 and Interstate 66 should be alert for mobile left-lane closures on Saturday, April 5. This will accommodate a Virginia Department of Transportation mapping vehicle, along with several escort trucks for safety and traffic control.

Route 11 (Lee-Jackson Highway) will have single lane traffic from March 20 at 9 a.m. to March 24 at 5 p.m. due to sewer line work. This location is from Route 657 (Indian Ridge Road) to Route 1202 (Church Street) in the Greenville area of Augusta County.

The Virginia Department of Transportation has extended the closure of a portion of Interstate 64 to March 20 and 21 for bridge work between mile markers 89 and 93 in the Fishersville area of Augusta County. All work is weather permitting.

Due to weather constraints the Virginia Department of Transportation has rescheduled the closure of a portion of Interstate 64 to Wednesday and Thursday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for bridge work between mile markers 89 and 93 in the Fishersville area of Augusta County.

Motorists should be alert for northbound and southbound “slow‐roll” lane closures on Sunday, March 16 along Interstate 81 in Augusta County.

The Virginia Department of Transportation has rescheduled the closure of a portion of Interstate 64 for March 17 and 18 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for bridge work between mile markers 89 and 93 in the Fishersville area of Augusta County. All work is weather permitting.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will close a portion of Interstate 64 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on March 10 and March 11 for bridge work between mile markers 89 and 93 in the Fishersville area of Augusta County.

Two Safe Routes to School (SRTS) projects have been completed in the Central Shenandoah region at Mountain View Elementary in Rockingham County and The Plains Elementary in Timberville.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced today that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will soon begin to build a system of electronic signs, cameras and other technology that will improve safety on I-77 in the Fancy Gap area of Carroll County.
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