STAUNTON, VA (Virginia Department of Transportation) — The following is a list of maintenance and construction work that may affect traffic in the VDOT Staunton District, which consists of 11 counties in the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands.

Scheduled work is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies. When traveling through a work zone, use extreme caution and be alert for lane closures and traffic-pattern changes.

*NEW* or *UPDATE* indicates a change from last week’s report.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY

INTERSTATE 64

Mile marker 45 to 44, westbound – Right shoulder closures for tree removal work, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through March 31.

*NEW* Mile marker 45 to 47, eastbound and westbound – Single lane closures for bridge inspection, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

*NEW* Mile marker 56 to 57, eastbound – Right shoulder closures for tree cutting and brush removal, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday.

INTERSTATE 81

*NEW* Mile marker 174 to 189, northbound and southbound – Overnight single lane closures for bridge inspections, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday and Monday nights (March 29-30).

*UPDATE* Mile marker 174 to 204, northbound – Right shoulder closures including along Exit 180 off-ramp for sign work, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

PRIMARY ROADS

*NEW* Route 11 (Lee Highway) – Flagger traffic control between Route 251 (Link Road) and just east of Route 60 (East Midland Trail) bridge inspections, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

*UPDATE* Route 252 (Brownsburg Turnpike) – Flagger traffic control between Route 712 (Decatur Road/Bustleburg Road) and Route 724 (Hays Creek Road) for brush removal, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

*NEW* Route 501 (Glasgow Highway) – Alternating lane closures for tree removal operations between Route 663 (River Road) and Buena Vista southern city limits, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays through April 3.

Various roads – Flagger traffic control for pipe replacement, ditch work, tree removal, shoulder repairs, pavement patching and brush cutting, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.

SECONDARY ROADS

Various roads – Flagger traffic control for grading, pipe replacement, ditch work, tree removal, pavement patching, shoulder repairs and brush cutting, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.

AUGUSTA COUNTY 

INTERSTATE 64

No lane closures reported.

INTERSTATE 81

Mile marker 220 to 226, northbound and southbound – Single-lane traffic on exit 221 southbound ramp to I-64 eastbound through March 30. Shoulder closures and travel-lane shifts northbound and southbound 24/7. Traffic restrictions are for I-81 widening project. Work zone speed limit 60 miles an hour.

*NEW* Mile marker 228 to 229, northbound and southbound – Overnight single lane closures for bridge maintenance, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday nights.

Mile marker 234 to 238, northbound and southbound – Northbound and southbound left shoulder closures 24/7. Work zone speed limit 60 miles per hour. Traffic restrictions are for construction of I-81 truck-climbing lanes with estimated completion of late 2027.

PRIMARY ROADS

*NEW* Route 252 (Middlebrook Road) – Flagger traffic control for tree removal operations between Route 694 (Mount Tabor Road) and Route 819 (Bittersweet Lane), 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 23 through April 3.

Route 252 (Middlebrook Road) – Flagger traffic control between Route 695 (Sugar Loaf Road) and Route 802 (Dynamite Road) for utility work, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. through April 3.

Route 252 (Middlebrook Road) – Flagger traffic control between Route 695 (Sugar Loaf Road) and Route 693 (Stingy Hollow Road) for fiber installation, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Friday.

Route 254 (Hermitage Road) – Pilot truck and flagger traffic control at intersections with Route 262 (Woodrow Wilson Parkway) and Route 792 (Indian Mound Road/Balsley Road) for intersection improvements, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through June 5.

Route 262 (Woodrow Wilson Parkway) – Northbound right shoulder closures between I-81 interchange and Route 11 (Lee-Jackson Highway) interchange for fiber installation, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through April 3.

*NEW* Route 340 (Eastside Highway) – Single lane closures for tree removal operations between Route 612 (New Hope-Crimora Road) and Route 663 (Crimora Station Lane/Mine Branch Road), 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 23 through April 3.

Route 340 (Stuarts Draft Highway) – Overnight flagger and pilot truck traffic control between Route 657 (Indian Ridge Road) and Edelweiss Lane for shoulder widening operations, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. nights through June 25.

SECONDARY ROADS

*NEW* Route 600 (Marble Valley Road) – Flagger traffic control between Route 692 (Rocky Spring Lane) and Route 687 (Ramsey Gap Road) for bridge maintenance, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Route 612 (Laurel Hill Road, Verona) – Occasional flagger traffic control and westbound turn-lane closures at Route 901 (Mill Place Parkway) for intersection improvements, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays through August 1.

*NEW* Route 626 (Berry Farm Road) – Closed to through traffic between Route 612 (Quicks Mill Road) and Route 613 (Spring Hill Road) March 30 – April 9 for replacement of bridge with concrete pipe. Follow posted detour.

*NEW* Route 629 (Deerfield Valley Road) – Flagger traffic control between Route 688 (Hodges Draft Lane) and Route 716 (West Augusta Road) for bridge maintenance, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday.

*NEW* Route 718 (Stokesville Road) – Flagger traffic control just west of Route 730 (North River Road) for bridge maintenance, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday.

*NEW* Route 742 (Lebanon Church Road) – Flagger traffic near intersection with Catheys River Lane for maintenance to Middle River bridge, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday.

Route 834 (Hickory Hill Road) – Flagger traffic control between Route 631 (Ladd Road) and Route 640 (Goose Creek Road) for waterline installation, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. through April 30.

Route 901 (Mill Place Parkway, Verona) – Occasional flagger traffic control near Route 612 (Laurel Hill Road) for intersection and roadway improvements, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays through August 1.

Various roads – Flagger traffic control for drainage work, tree removal, shoulder repairs, pavement patching and brush cutting, 7:30 to 3 p.m. weekdays.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY 

INTERSTATE 81

Mile marker 237 to 238, northbound and southbound – Left shoulder closures 24/7. Work zone speed limit 60 miles per hour. Traffic restrictions are for construction of I-81 truck-climbing lanes with estimated completion of late 2027.

Mile marker 242 to 248, northbound and southbound – Single lane closures as needed 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. and shoulder closures 24/7. Traffic restrictions are for Route 33 bridge and interchange project with completion expected in fall 2026.

PRIMARY ROADS

Route 33 (East Market Street, Harrisonburg) – Follow posted detour. Single-lane closures as needed between Hawkins Street and University Boulevard. Shoulder closures 24/7. Traffic restrictions are for bridge replacements and interchange improvements with expected completion in September.

Business Route 33 (Old Spotswood Trail, Elkton) – Flagger traffic control just east of Route 635 (River Road) for bridge painting, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through April 4.

Route 340 (East Side Highway) – Shoulder closures near Route 649 (Island Ford Road/Berrytown Road) intersection for traffic signal installation, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through April 3.

Various roads – Flagger traffic control for pipe replacement, ditch work, tree removal, shoulder repairs, pavement patching and brush cutting, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.

SECONDARY ROADS

No lane closures reported.

PAGE COUNTY

PRIMARY ROADS

*NEW* Route 211 – Eastbound shoulder closures just east of Business Route 340 intersection for sign installation, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through April 3.

Various roads – Flagger traffic control for pipe replacement, ditch work, tree removal, shoulder repairs, pavement patching and brush cutting, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.

SECONDARY ROADS

Various roads – Flagger traffic control for brush cutting and pipe cleaning, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays

SHENANDOAH COUNTY

INTERSTATE 81 

Mile marker 268 to 270, northbound and southbound – Shoulder closures for bridge maintenance, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday.

*UPDATE* Mile marker 292 to 283, southbound – Full closure for overhead bridge-beam replacement from 6 p.m. Saturday through 9 a.m. Sunday (March 21-22). Traffic detoured between exits 291 and 283. Overnight single lane closures 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday to Thursday nights and 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights through April 30.

Mile marker 294 to 299, Overnight single lane closures, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. through night of April 30. Shoulder closures 24/7 through May. Work zone speed limit 60 miles an hour. Traffic restrictions are related to I-81 southbound widening project.

PRIMARY ROADS

*UPDATE* Route 11 (Old Valley Pike) – Northbound and southbound single lane closures between Route 672 (Chapman Landing Road) and Route 605 (Hoover Road) for tree removal work, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through April 3. 

Route 55 (Front Royal Road) – Temporary signal controlling traffic 24/7 at Warren County line for maintenance to bridge over North Fork Shenandoah River, through April 3.

SECONDARY ROADS

Route 604 (North Street/Fairview Road) – Road closed to through traffic between Summit Avenue (Woodstock) and Route 676 (Fravel Road) for maintenance to bridge over I-81 through April 30. Follow posted detour.

FREDERICK COUNTY

INTERSTATE 81

Mile marker 300 to 302, northbound and southbound – Overnight single lane closures southbound, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. through night of April 30. Single shoulder closures 24/7. Work zone speed limit 60 miles an hour. Traffic restrictions are related to I-81 southbound widening project.

Mile marker 304 to 325, northbound and southbound – Overnight left lane closures for cable barrier installation, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. through April 30.

*NEW* Mile marker 319 to 317, southbound – Overnight single lane closures for test boring operations, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. nights of March 22 to April 16.

PRIMARY ROADS

*UPDATE* Route 11 (Martinsburg Pike) – Northbound and southbound single lane closures near I-81 interchange for test boring operations, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. nights of March 22 to April 16.

*NEW* Route 522 (North Frederick Pike) – Northbound single lane closures for drainage work between Route 608 (Hunting Ridge Road) and Route 799 (Shane Lane), 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

SECONDARY ROADS

*UPDATE* Route 719 (Warrior Drive) – Northbound shoulder closures between Route 642 (Tasker Road) and Route 1036 (Talamore Drive) for test boring operations, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday to Friday.

*NEW* Various roads – Flagger traffic control for utility work on parts of Route 625 (Hites Road), Route 638 (Vaucluse Road), Route 654 (Cedar Grove Road), Route 661 (Welltown Road), Route 671 (Cedar Hill Road), Route 676 (Warm Springs Road), Route 677 (Old Baltimore Road), Route 731 (Cattail Road), Route 739 (Apple Pie Ridge Road), Route 758 (Belle View Lane) and Route 759 (Buffalo Marsh Road), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.