VDot News - February 26

TRAFFIC ALERT FOR WEEK OF February 25-29, 2008

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.


(NEW) _ Indicates a new or revised entry since last week’s report.

AUGUSTA COUNTY

Interstate 64

* Mile markers 95 to 96 – Cleaning and painting bridges, alternating lane closures. Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Monday to Saturday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.



Interstate 81

* Various locations –Guardrail installation. Alternating lane and shoulder closures both northbound and southbound. Night work - 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

* Mile markers 205 to 237 – Northbound and southbound lanes, debris clean up on Wednesday.



Primary Roads

* Route 11 – Utility company will be trimming trees.

* Route 56 – Utility company will be trimming trees.

* Route 250 –Trucks entering from Route 636 between Route 637 to Route 358 and from Route 608 between Route 608 to Route 1360.

* Route 252 - Utility company will be trimming trees.

* Route 262 – Debris clean up from I-81 to Route 11 at Verona on Wednesday.

* 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 roads – Guardrail replacement. Alternating lane and shoulder closures. Weekdays, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.



Secondary Roads

* Route 608 – Utility company will be trimming trees.

* Route 610 – Tree trimming from Route 608 to the Nelson County Line weekdays during daylight hours, weekdays.

* (NEW) Route 612 – Curb and gutter installation from Route 1908 ( Locust Street ) to Route 792 ( Riverside Avenue ). Work is Tuesday to Friday.

* Route 621 ( Sandy Ridge Road ) – Between Route 823 and Route 611. Work-site truck traffic for sub-division road construction. Work is during daylight hours.

* (NEW) Route 660 – Tree trimming. Route 610 to end of state maintenance. Work is weekdays during daylight hours, weekdays.

* Route 664 – Tree trimming from Waynesboro City limits to the Blue Ridge Parkway during daylight hours, weekdays.

* Route 710 – Utility company will be trimming trees.

* Route 726 – Utility company will be trimming trees.

* (NEW) Route 848 – Tree trimming. Route 610 to end of state maintenance. Work is during daylight hours, weekdays.

* (NEW) Route 855 – Tree trimming. Route 610 to end of state maintenance. Work is during daylight hours, weekdays.

* (NEW) Route 887 – Tree trimming. Route 610 to end of state maintenance. Work is during daylight hours, weekdays.

* (NEW) Route 912 – Tree trimming. Route 610 to Route 660. Work is during daylight hours, weekdays.

* (NEW) Route 913 – Tree trimming. Route 912 north to Route 912 south. Work is during daylight hours, weekdays.

* Route 1319 ( Westminster Drive ) – From Route 1360 and Route 608, water line installation. Road surface patching may cause minor delays.

* Route 1621 (Beagle Gap Run) – From Wild Cat Cove to Beagle Gap Forest . Trucks entering work for sewer line installation. Work is daylight hours.

* (NEW) Route 1621 (Beagle Gap Run) – Ditch cleaning, Monday, Feb. 18.

* Various Roads – Shoulder repairs, brush cutting, and machining non-hard surface roads. Scraping dirt roads. Lane closures and flaggers may be used at various locations. Work will be weekdays during daylight hours.



MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SIGNAL WORK



STAUNTON – Traffic signal work will take place near Interstate 81 exit 307 in Frederick County . This location is at the I-81 southbound exit ramp and eastbound Route 277. The work will begin on Feb. 27 and will last several weeks. Motorists should be alert for this work zone and potential traffic delays which will occur later in the project.

The crews will relocate a signal pole and replace traffic signal heads. This work is part of a larger project that will widen a small portion of Route 277 to improve flow for tractor trailers turning left from the I-81 southbound exit ramp on to eastbound Route 277.

All work is weather permitting.

Richardson Wayland Electrical Co. L.L.C. of Roanoke is the contractor doing the signal work.

Traffic alerts and traveler information can be obtained by dialing 511. In areas where 511 is unavailable, dial 1-800-578-4111. (TTY/TDD users, call 711). Traffic alerts and traveler information also are available at 511Virginia.org.

Highway safety is everyone’s responsibility. Virginia’s highway safety partnership — the Virginia Department of Transportation, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and Virginia State Police — challenges you to help prevent highway fatalities. Buckle up. Avoid distractions. Share the road. Drive drug- and alcohol-free. Obey speed limits. For more information on the Highway Safety Challenge and things you can do to avoid becoming Virginia ’s next traffic fatality, visit www.safeVAhighways.org.