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 

*NEW* Mile marker 45 to 44, westbound – Right shoulder closures for tree removal work, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 9 – 31.

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. Tuesday through Thursday nights.

*NEW* 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 252 (Brownsburg Turnpike) – Flagger traffic control between Route 39 (Maury River Road) and Route 710 (Swope Lane) for brush removal, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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 

*NEW* Mile marker 90 to 93, eastbound and westbound – Overnight single lane closures for bridge inspection, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday night.

*UPDATE* Mile marker 100 to 99, westbound – Right shoulder closures for ditch cleaning, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

INTERSTATE 81  

*UPDATE* Mile marker 220 to 226, northbound and southbound – Full northbound closure 7 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday (March 14-15) for traffic-shift preparations. Northbound traffic will detour onto Route 262 between exits 220 and 225. Single-lane traffic on exit 221 southbound ramp to I-64 eastbound through March 30. Shoulder closures northbound and southbound 24/7 through spring. Traffic restrictions are for I-81 widening project. Work zone speed limit 60 miles an hour.

*NEW* Mile marker 222 to 225, northbound and southbound – Overnight single lane closures for bridge inspections, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday night (March 8).

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

Route 250 (Jefferson Highway) – Westbound right lane closures possible for utility work between Route 822 (Greenview Drive) and Route 636 (Old Goose Creek Road), 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday.

*NEW* 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. March 3 – 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 March 27.

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

*NEW* 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. March 9 – 20.

SECONDARY ROADS

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 693 (Cedar Green Road) – Flagger traffic control between Route 704 (William Cousins Road) and Route 252 (Middlebrook Road) for inspection of bridge over railway, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday.

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.

*NEW* Route 5112 (Second Street, Waynesboro) – Flagger traffic control between Bath Avenue and Route 340 (North Delphine Avenue) for inspection of bridge over railway, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.

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 projectwith completion expected in fall 2026.

PRIMARY ROADS

*NEW* Route 33 (Spotswood Trail) – Eastbound right shoulder closures near Route 9372 (McGaheysville Elementary School) intersection for sign work, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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.

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

*UPDATE* Route 340 (East Side Highway) – Shoulder closures near Route 649 (Island Ford Road/Berrytown Road) intersection for installing junction boxes and pulling wire, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday.

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

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

NEW Route 1989 (Fairview Road, Luray) – Shoulder closures between Eden Road and Route 689 (Antioch Road) for utility pole replacement, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 9 – 20.

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 March 27.

*NEW* Mile marker 290 to 297, northbound and southbound – Shoulder closures for sign installations related to exit 291 off-ramp widening, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Wednesday.

Mile marker 292 to 283, southbound – Overnight single lane closures for repairs to Route 604 overpass bridge, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday through 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. 

*UPDATE* Mile marker 298 to 299, northbound – Overnight right lane closures for environmental cleanup, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday nights.

Mile marker 298 to 299, northbound – Right shoulder closures for tree removal operations, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday (March 7).

PRIMARY ROADS

*NEW* 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. March 9 – 20. 

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 301, northbound – Right shoulder closures for tree removal operations, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday (March 7).  

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 March 30. 

*NEW* Exit 313, northbound – Right shoulder closures along on-ramp from Route 50/17 for inspection of bridge over Abrams Creek and Ralph Shockey Drive, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.

Mile marker 315 to 312, southbound – Right shoulder closures including along Exit 313B and Exit 315 off-ramps for tree removal operations, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday (March 7).

*NEW* Mile marker 316 to 320, northbound and southbound – Right shoulder closures including along Exit 317 off-ramp for sign work, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

PRIMARY ROADS

*NEW* Route 7 (Berryville Pike) – Eastbound right lane closures between Route 656 (Greenwood Road) and Route 660 (Woods Mill Road) for utility work, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday.

*NEW* Route 11 (Martinsburg Pike) – Northbound right lane closures at I-81 interchange for rock and soil testing, 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday.

*NEW* Route 37 – Northbound and southbound right shoulder closures approaching the Route 50 (Northwestern Pike) interchange for sign work, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

*NEW* Route 50/17 (Millwood Pike) – Eastbound and westbound right lane closures near Clarke County line for inspection of bridge over Opequon Creek, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday.

SECONDARY ROADS

*NEW* Route 638 (Clark Road) – Flagger traffic control between Route 759 (Buffalo Marsh Road) and Route 628 (Middle Road) for utility work, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

*NEW* Route 759 (Buffalo Marsh Road) – Flagger traffic control between Route 627 (Chapel Road) and Route 638 (Clark Road) for utility work, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.