TRAFFIC ALERT FOR WEEK OF July 2-6, 2007

TRAFFIC ALERT FOR WEEK OF July 2-6, 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

* No activity reported.

Interstate 81

* Mile marker 220 to mile marker 237 – Debris cleanup Monday through Tuesday and Thursday through Friday.

Primary Roads

* (NEW) Route 11 – Mowing Monday through Tuesday and Thursday through Friday.

* (NEW) Route 11 – Debris cleanup Monday through Tuesday and Thursday through Friday.

* Route 250 – Expect delays due to trucks entering from Route 636 between Route 637 to Route 358 Monday through Tuesday and Thursday through Friday.

* (NEW) Route 254 – Mowing Monday through Tuesday and Thursday through Friday.

* (NEW) Route 256 – Mowing Monday through Tuesday and Thursday through Friday.

* (NEW) Route 256 – Debris cleanup Monday through Tuesday and Thursday through Friday.

* (NEW) Route 275 – Debris cleanup Monday through Tuesday and Thursday through Friday.

* (NEW) Route 340 – Mowing Monday through Tuesday and Thursday through Friday.

* (NEW) Route 340 – Debris cleanup Monday through Tuesday and Thursday through Friday.

* Route 340 (Rosser Avenue) – Trucks entering from worksite from Route 608 to Route 1501 for utility work in the street with flagger traffic control during daylight hours Monday through Tuesday and Thursday through Friday.

Secondary Roads

* Route 602 (Walkers Creek Road) – Road closed due to bridge replacement at .20 mile north of Route 681 to 3.0 miles south of Route 682 Tuesday, July 10 through Friday, August 31. Southbound traffic should detour using Route 682 east ( McKinley Road ) to Route 252 south ( Middlebrook Road ) to Route 681 west ( Mt. Hermon Road ) to Route 602. Northbound traffic should detour using Route 681 west to Route 252 north to Route 682 west to Route 602.

* Route 636 – Shoulder closure due to road widening from Route 285/608 to 300-feet east of the AMC Hospital entrance through Friday, July 6.

* Route 650 (North Oak Lane) – Road closure over South River due to bridge replacement from Route 624 to Route 664 with signs posted through October 15, 2007. Traffic detoured on Route 624 ( Mt. Torrey Road ) and Route 664 ( Lyndhurst Road ).

* (NEW) Route 662 – Bridge maintenance on bridge over Route 662 at 0.05 mile east of Route 613 with lane closures using flagger traffic control from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

* Route 727 ( Wolfe Ridge Road ) – Road closure due to bridge replacement in the town of Sangersville through August 10, 2007. Signs will be posted and a detour will be in place.

* (NEW) Route 731 – Bridge deck maintenance on bridge over North River at 0.03 mile east of Route 730 with one lane closure using flagger traffic control.

* Route 732 (Roman Road) – Road closed due to emergency box culvert installation Monday, July 2 and Tuesday, July 3 at .5 mile south of Route 616 (Liberty School Road) to 1.4 miles north of Route 745 (Todd Road). Northbound traffic should detour using Route 745 east to Route 742 east (Mt. Pisgah Road) to Route 626 north (Cider Mill Road) to Route 616 west (Salem Church Road, Gray Fox Road, Liberty School Road) to Route 732. Southbound traffic should detour using Route 616 east to Route 626 south to Route 742 west to Route 745 west to Route 732.

* (NEW) Route 774 – Patching with one lane road Thursday, July 5.

* (NEW) Route 775 – Patching with one lane road Monday, July 2 through Tuesday, July 3.

* Route 935 – Work zone, expect truck entering road between Route 608 and Route 1043 Monday, July 2 through Tuesday, July 3. Signs will be posted to alert motorists.

* (NEW) Route 2011 – Patching with one lane road Friday, July 6.

* Various Roads – Patching, mowing and shoulder work.