STAUNTON, VA (Virginia Department of Transportation) – The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton District 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 to periodic changes in traffic patterns and lane closures.

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

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY

INTERSTATE 64

No lane closures reported.

INTERSTATE 81

*NEW* Exit 175, northbound – On-ramp narrowed during overnight hours for pavement repairs, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Thursday nights.

*NEW* Exit 175, northbound – Right shoulder closures along off-ramp for shoulder repairs, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Mile marker 188 to 180, southbound – Overnight single lane closures for paving operations, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday to Thursday through night of October 23.

*NEW* Exit 195, southbound – Right shoulder closures along off-ramp for shoulder repairs, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday.

*NEW* Exit 200, northbound and southbound – Right shoulder closures along on-ramps for shoulder repairs, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday.

PRIMARY ROADS

*NEW* Route 11 (Lee Highway) – Southbound overnight single-lane closures between Route 752 (Hunter Hill Road) and Route 1017 (Jackson Heights Drive) for paving operations, 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. nights October 19 – 30.

*UPDATE* Route 130 (Rockbridge Road/Wert Faulkner Highway) – Flagger traffic control between Route 501 (Glasgow Highway) and Route 860 (Douglas Way) for fiber installation, 9 a.m. to 4 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

*NEW* Route 608 (Forge Road)– Flagger traffic control between Route 680 (Falling Spring Road) and Route 679 (Lone Jack Road) for fiber installation, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday.

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

*UPDATE* Mile marker 205 to 208, northbound – Overnight right lane closures for pavement patching, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Thursday nights.

*NEW* Mile marker 218 to 217, southbound – Overnight alternating lane closures for pavement patching, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Thursday nights.

Mile marker 218 to 221, northbound – Overnight single lane closures for paving operations, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. through Thursday night.

Mile marker 221 to 227, northbound and southbound – Single-lane traffic on southbound I-81 ramp to I-64 eastbound at exit 221 through November 2025. Northbound and southbound shoulder closures 24/7 through spring 2026. Traffic restrictions are for I-81 widening project. Work zone speed limit 60 miles an hour.

*NEW* Mile marker 222 to 224, northbound and southbound – Right shoulder closures including along Exit 222 off-ramps for sign work, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. *NEW* Mile marker 224 to 226, northbound and southbound – Overnight single lane closures for bridge inspection, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., the night of October 18.

*NEW* Mile marker 232 to 237, northbound and southbound – Brief closures for installation of overhead utility lines, 6 a.m. to 12 noon Sunday (October 19).

Mile marker 234 to 237, 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.

PRIMARY ROADS

No lane closures reported.

SECONDARY ROADS

*NEW* Route 611 (Dooms Crossing Road) – Temporary traffic signal in operation 24/7 between Route 865 (Rockfish Road) and Route 340 (East Side Highway) for maintenance to bridge over South River. Estimated completion October 24.

*UPDATE* 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, 2026.

*NEW* Route 693 (Cedar Green Road) – Temporary traffic signal in operation 24/7 between Route 703 (Buttermilk Spring Road) and Route 703 (Hebron Road) for maintenance to bridge over railway. Estimated completion October 28.

Route 834 (Hickory Hill Road) – Flagger traffic control between Route 631 (Ladd Road) and Route 640 (Goose Creek Road) for waterline installation, 7:30 to 4 p.m. through April 30, 2026.

*UPDATE* 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, 2026.

Various roads – Mobile traffic control for mowing operations. 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

*NEW* Mile marker 237 to 247, northbound and southbound – Brief closures for installation of overhead utility lines, 6 a.m. to 12 noon Sunday (October 19).

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.  

*UPDATE* Mile marker 238 to 250, northbound and southbound right shoulder closures including along Exit 240, Exit 245 and Exit 247 off-ramps for sign work, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Mile marker 242 to 239, southbound – Overnight right lane and shoulder closures for bridge maintenance, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. through Sunday (October 12) night.

Mile marker 242 to 248, northbound and southbound – Shoulder closures 24/7. Traffic restrictions are for Route 33 bridge and interchange project with completion expected in fall 2026.

*NEW* Exit 247, northbound and southbound – Multiple on- and off-ramps closed for interchange reconstruction, 6 p.m. Monday through 8 a.m. Friday (October 20-24). Follow posted detour.

PRIMARY ROADS

*UPDATE* Route 33 (Rawley Pike) – Flagger traffic control between Route 752 (Muddy Creek Road) and Route 734 (Bank Church Road) for utility work, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Wednesday.

*UPDATE* Route 33 (East Market Street, Harrisonburg) – Full eastbound and westbound closure between MLK Jr. Way and Linda Lane/Burgess Road for bridge construction, 6 p.m. Monday through 8 a.m. Friday (October 20-24). Follow posted detour. Single-lane closures at other times as needed. Shoulder closures 24/7. Traffic restrictions are for Route 33 bridge replacements and interchange improvement with expected completion in September 2026.

*NEW* Route 253 (Port Republic Road) – Eastbound right shoulder closures near Route 726 (Stone Spring Road) intersection for sign work, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Various roads – Mobile traffic control for mowing operations. 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

Route 620 (Mountain Valley Road) – Closed to through traffic between Route 722 (Armentrout Path) and Route 811 (Fridleys Gap Road) for replacement of bridge over Mountain Run, through Thursday. Follow posted detour.

Route 644 (Resort Drive) – Closed between Silverstone Lane and Woodstone Drive for paving operations and turn-lane construction, through about October 31. Follow posted detour.

Route 724 (Melrose Road) – Flagger traffic control between Route 725 (Etna Road) and Route 11 (North Valley Pike), 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. through Friday.

PAGE COUNTY

PRIMARY ROADS

*NEW* Route 340 – Flagger traffic control between Route 731 (Collins Avenue) and Route 658 (Pass Run Road) for fiber installation, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 13 – 30.

Route 340 – Flagger traffic control between Route 732 (Kites Corner Road) and Route 683 (Shenandoah River Road) for utility work, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Wednesday.

Route 340 – Flagger traffic control between Route 648 (Sandy Hook Road) and Route 660 (Kibler Hill Road) for utility work, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through October 31.

Various roads – Mobile traffic control for mowing operations. 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

Route 684 (South Page Valley Road) – Stop-and-proceed traffic control about three miles north of Route 675 (Bixler’s Ferry Road) for slope repairs, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Wednesday.

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 – Overnight single lane closures for maintenance to bridges over North Fork Shenandoah River, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. nights through October 30. Daytime shoulder closures, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through October 31.

Mile marker 270 to 272, northbound – Overnight single lane closures for bridge maintenance, nights 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. through the night of October 23.

*UPDATE* Mile marker 289 to 287, southbound – Overnight single lane closures for bridge work, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. through Thursday night.

*UPDATE* Mile marker 290 to 286, southbound – Overnight single lane closures for installation of rumble strips and pavement markers, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. nights through October 30.

Mile marker 294 to 299, northbound and southbound – Overnight single lane closures southbound, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. through night of November 6. Northbound and southbound shoulder closures 24/7. Work zone speed limit 60 miles an hour. Traffic restrictions are related to I-81 southbound widening project.

PRIMARY ROADS

No lane closures reported.

SECONDARY ROADS

Route 604 (Fairview Road) – Temporary traffic signal in operation 24/7 between Woodstock town limits and Route 676 (Wetzel Road) for repairs to bridge over I-81. Estimated completion November 14.

Route 758 (Woodstock Tower Road) – Closed weekdays for grading and drainage work between Stage Coach Road and Mine Mountain Lane, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday. Open weekends.

FREDERICK COUNTY

INTERSTATE 81

Mile marker 302 to 300, southbound – Overnight single lane closures southbound, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. nights through November 6. Northbound and southbound shoulder closures 24/7. Traffic restrictions are related to I-81 widening project.

*NEW* Mile marker 304 to 311, northbound and southbound – Overnight left lane closures for guardrail repairs, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on the nights of October 13 – 30.

Mile marker 304 to 325, northbound and southbound – Overnight left lane closures for cable-barrier installation, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Thursday nights, 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday nights. Estimated completion December 31.

*UPDATE* Mile marker 308 to 310, northbound – Overnight single lane closures for bridge maintenance, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. through Thursday night.

PRIMARY ROADS

Route 11 (North Valley Pike) – Right lane closures at Route 37 overpass for bridge painting, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through November 2.

*UPDATE* Route 37 – Northbound and southbound right lane closures near Route 11 (Martinsburg Pike) intersection for painting of bridge over railway and Redbud Run, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through November 2.

*NEW* Route 50 (Millwood Pike) – Westbound single-lane closures between Route 655 (Sulphur Spring Road) and Route 797 (Tulane Drive) for fiber installation, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

*UPDATE* Route 522 (North Frederick Pike) – Temporary full roadway closures between Route 681 (Chestnut Grove Road) and Route 684 (Gainsboro Road) for utility work, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. through Thursday.

SECONDARY ROADS

Route 627 (Reliance Road) – Flagger traffic control between Route 1116 (Carolyn Avenue) and Route 11 (Valley Pike) for turn lane installation, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through October 24.

*NEW* Route 739 (Apple Pie Ridge Road) – Flagger traffic control between FR-Route 734 (Glentawber Road) and Route 672 (Catalpa Road/Hiatt Road) for fiber installation, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through November 20.

Route 761 (Old Charles Town Road) – Closed to through traffic between Route 666 (Gun Club Road) and Route 661 (Wadesville Road) for replacement of Opequon Creek bridge at Clarke County line. Expected completion in November 2025. Follow posted detour.