VDot News - August 11 - March 15

TRAFFIC ALERT FOR WEEK OF March 17-21, 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.

AUGUSTA COUNTY

Interstate 64

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



Interstate 81

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

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



Primary Roads

* (NEW) Route 11 – Tree removal. Work is during daylight hours, Monday to Friday.

* (NEW) Route 11 – Bridge, curb and gutter sweeping.

* (NEW) Route 42 – Bridge, curb and gutter sweeping.

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

* (NEW) Route 250 – Bridge, curb and gutter sweeping.

* (NEW) Route 252 – Bridge, curb and gutter sweeping.

* (NEW) Route 254 – Bridge, curb and gutter sweeping.

* (NEW) Route 256 – Bridge, curb and gutter sweeping.

* Route 256 – At Route 276, grading. Flagger traffic control. Monday to Friday, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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

* (NEW) Route 262 – Bridge, curb and gutter sweeping.

* (NEW) Route 275 – Bridge, curb and gutter sweeping.

* (NEW) Route 276 – Bridge, curb and gutter sweeping.

* (NEW) Route 285 – Bridge, curb and gutter sweeping.

* (NEW) Route 340 – Bridge, curb and gutter sweeping.



Secondary Roads

* 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.

* Route 623 – Tree trimming from Route 610 to end of State maintenance. Weekdays during daylight hours.

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

* (NEW) Route 766 – Grading and reshaping roadway. Road closed daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Route 764 to Route 729. Road closure will be March 24 to April 1.

* Route 814 – Tree trimming from Route 664 to the Blue Ridge Parkway . Weekdays during daylight hours.

* Route 855 – Tree trimming from Route 610 to end of State maintenance. Weekdays during daylight hours.

* Route 1319 ( Westminster Drive ) – From Route 1360 and Route 608, for truck traffic sub-division road construction. Work is daylight hours.

* Route 1621 (Beagle Gap Run) – From Wild Cat Cove to Beagle Gap Forest . Trucks entering work for sub-division road construction. Work is daylight hours.

* Various Roads – Bridge and curb and gutter sweeping. Shoulder repairs, patching pot holes, brush cutting. 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.