HARRISONBURG, VA (VDOT) — Motorists should be alert for travel-lane shifts on Monday, June 30, 2025, on eastbound Route 33 (East Market Street) in Harrisonburg. The travel lane shifts will take place around the Interstate 81 exit 247 interchange, beginning at the Carlton Street intersection to just west of the new bridge over I-81.

Just east of the Carlton Street intersection, eastbound Route 33 drivers will shift onto newly built roadway prior to the Martin Luther King Jr Way intersection, and new portion of the Norfolk Southern Railway bridge over the railroad.

 After crossing over the new railroad bridge, drivers will be tied back into the new alignment of the Route 33 eastbound lanes, just prior to the I-81 southbound entrance ramp. These lane shifts will take place on June 30 during daylight hours.

Along with the eastbound Route 33 traffic shift, Martin Luther King Jr Way will be restored to right and left turn movements at its intersection with Route 33. The existing detour route which is posted on Reservoir Street between its intersection with Martin Luther King Jr Way and South Carlton Street will be removed.

This new traffic pattern will restore two travel lanes in both the eastbound and westbound direction throughout the project.

This work is part of ongoing construction on Route 33 at the Interstate 81 exit 247 interchange in Harrisonburg,

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