Vdot News - Decmber 2

TRAFFIC ALERT FOR WEEK OF December 3-7, 2007

Highway work zones in the Staunton District



The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district is comprised of 11 counties, Alleghany, Bath , Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland , Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke. Work scheduled is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies. Motorists are advised to watch for slow-moving tractors during mowing operations. Also, when traveling through a work zone, be alert to periodic changes in traffic patterns and lane closures.


AUGUSTA COUNTY

Interstate 64

* Mile marker 96 – Bridge cleaning and painting. Alternating lane and shoulder closures. Sunday to Saturday, 24 hours a day except 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.



Interstate 81

* (NEW) Mile marker 237 to 205 – Litter clean-up.

* Various locations – Guardrail installation. Alternating lane and shoulder closures both north and southbound. Night work Monday to Thursday night, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.



Primary Roads

* Route 250 – Minor delays due to trucks entering from Route 636 between Route 637 to Route 358 and from Route 608 between Route 608 to Route 1360.

* Route 340 (Rosser Avenue) – Trucks entering from work site from Route 608 to Route 1501 for utility work with flagger traffic control during daylight hours.

* Various Routes – Litter pickup countywide.



Secondary Roads

* Route 604 – Tree trimming from Route 701 to the Rockbridge County line, Monday to Friday, daylight hours.

* (NEW) Route 613 – Shoulder repair from Springhill Road to Route 42. Single lane traffic.

* (NEW) Route 670 – Tree trimming from Route 252 to Route 604, Monday to Friday, daylight hours.

* (NEW) Route 674 – Tree trimming from Route 675 to Route 670, Monday to Friday, daylight hours.

* Route 675 – Tree trimming from Route 11 to Route 693, Monday to Friday, daylight hours.

* (NEW) Route 676 – Tree trimming from Route 670 to Route 726, Monday to Friday, daylight hours.

* (NEW) Route 693 – Tree trimming from Route 252 north to Route 252 south, Monday to Friday, daylight hours.

* (NEW) Route 730 ( Strbling Springs Road ) – Drainage work. Work location is .9 mile south of Route 747 to .3 mile north of Route 761. Monday, Dec. 3 to Tuesday, Dec. 4, no lane closures. Road will be closed Monday, Dec. 10 to Friday, Dec. 14. Detour for Route 730: Southbound traffic on Route 730 take Route 747 ( Freemason Run Road ) east to Route 761 ( Bull Mountain Road . Go south on Route 761 1.5 miles to Route 730. Northbound traffic take Route 761 to Route 747 west .5 mile sot Route 730. Detour is two miles long.

* (NEW) Route 898 – Tree trimming from Route 608 to end of state maintenance, Monday to Friday, daylight hours.

* (NEW) Route 903 – Tree trimming from Route 693 to end of state maintenance, Monday to Friday, daylight hours.

* (NEW) Route 912 – Tree trimming from Route 610 to Route 660, Monday to Friday, daylight hours.

* (NEW) Route 914 – Tree trimming from Route 608 to Route 635, Monday to Friday, daylight hours.

* (NEW) Route 933 – Tree trimming from Route 340 south to end of state maintenance, Monday to Friday, daylight hours.

* (NEW) Route 1401 – Tree trimming from Route 1402 to Route 1403, Monday to Friday, daylight hours.

* Various Roads – Shoulder repairs, litter clean up, pot hole patching, brush cutting, and scraping dirt roads.

* Various roads – Bridge maintenance.