HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — All eastbound lanes of Route 33 (East Market Street) between North Carlton Street and Linda Lane/Burgess Road in Harrisonburg are expected to be closed for about 10 days beginning Wednesday morning, July 15. 

The westbound lanes, which have been closed since July 6, are scheduled to reopen sometime Wednesday.

According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, the closures are for paving and line-marking operations as part of an ongoing bridge and interchange project, with final completion scheduled for late August.

During the continuous eastbound closure:

  • Eastbound Route 33 drivers will turn right on South Carlton Street, left on Reservoir Street, left on Evelyn Byrd Avenue, and then left on Burgess Road to return to Route 33.
  • The I-81 North exit 247A ramp onto eastbound Route 33 will be closed.
  • The I-81 South exit 247A ramp onto eastbound Route 33 will be closed.
  • The ramps from eastbound and westbound Route 33 onto I-81 South will be closed.
  • The right turns from South Carlton Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way onto Route 33 eastbound will be closed.

All work is weather permitting, and the schedule is subject to change.