More of those Interstate 81 ‘speed safety cameras’ going up, per State Police
More of those “speed safety cameras” are going up on Interstate 81, the new ones between the 143 and 150 mile markers in the Roanoke-Botetourt County area.
More of those “speed safety cameras” are going up on Interstate 81, the new ones between the 143 and 150 mile markers in the Roanoke-Botetourt County area.
A controlled blast scheduled for Wednesday will remove large areas of rock in the median of Interstate 81 near the Augusta-Rockingham county line.
VDOT will close part of Route 778 (Patterson Mill Road) in Augusta County beginning on Monday for maintenance on a railroad overpass bridge just west of Route 340 (East Side Highway) in the Harriston area.
The Interstate 81 widening project in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County area is scheduled to begin overnight construction activities on Monday evening.
Virginia State Police has installed speed safety cameras in the work zone between the 221 and 235 mile markers on Interstate 81 in Augusta County.
VDOT has updated its road construction and maintenance schedules for the coming week.
The left lane of Interstate 81 southbound in Rockbridge County will be closed beginning on March 29, from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weeknights.
Interstate 81 near Staunton will shut down overnight this weekend with detour routes in place from 7 p.m. on Saturday to 9 a.m. on Sunday.
The tribute band Bon Journey, known for its blend of classics from rock icons Bon Jovi and Journey, is headlining the inaugural Sunny Side Up Festival, a fundraiser for the Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA.

The Augusta County Board of Zoning Appeals will conduct public Hearings during its regular meeting on Thursday, March 5, at 1:30 p.m., at the Augusta County Government Center in Verona.
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