Work to begin on I-81 widening project in Harrisonburg-Rockingham
The Interstate 81 widening project in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County area is scheduled to begin overnight construction activities on Monday evening.
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.
Work will begin this spring on a project to widen six miles of Interstate 81 in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.

The winter weather predicted for the Shenandoah Valley arrived overnight, with two to four inches of snow blanketing the region.
Two decades ago, Virginia considered a public-private partnership that would have added two lanes in either direction on Virginia’s 325 miles of Interstate 81.
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