ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Virginia Department of Transportation announced that a mile-long sidewalk project is scheduled to begin the week of May 11, 2026, along Route 11 (North Valley Pike) in Rockingham County.

The new sidewalk will extend from Jewell Street to the Harrisonburg northern city limits, with a grass buffer separating it from the south travel lane.

The first few weeks of construction will reportedly include installation of work-zone signs, equipment mobilization and the start of work near the southern end of the project and will require a closure of the right-turn lane from Route 11 south onto Mount Clinton Pike.

Route 11 motorists should be alert for travel-lane shifts and occasional lane closures at various locations.

Sidewalk work is expected to take place through spring and summer 2026, typically on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Starting in late fall 2026, contractors will construct a box culvert that will carry the new sidewalk over a creek just south of Jewell Street.

Final project completion is scheduled for August 2027.