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VDOT Traffic Alert For Area Roadwork – Staunton & Culpeper Districts (Sept 12-16)
SEPTEMBER 12 – 16, 2022. The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton District consists of 11 counties from the Alleghany Highlands to the northern Shenandoah Valley: Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Highland, Augusta, Rockingham, Page, Shenandoah, Frederick, Clarke and Warren.
BOTH LANES OPEN ON NORTHBOUND I-81 IN AUGUSTA COUNTY COUNTY : 3:00 PM
STAUNTON – (3 p.m.) Both northbound lanes of Interstate 81 have reopened in Augusta County following cleanup and recovery from an early morning tractor trailer crash. The incident took place about 4 a.m. today (Tuesday, August 30) near mile marker 211 in the Greenville area. The truck’s cargo included a flammable powder, so incident response required hazardous-materials removal before travel lanes could reopen.
Schuyler : Walton Hamner House Gets Special Gift From Guest
If you have been a longtime reader of our magazine and website, you know how fond we were of Earl Hamner, Jr. He was also a good friend right up until his death back in March of 2016 at age 92. Earl was even gracious enough to write several columns and poems in our early days of the charter magazine.
VDOT : Lynchburg Traffic District Alert : August 15-19
Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures is planned; however, work may be delayed/canceled due to weather or other issues. Items in italics contain new/updated information. For up-to-date information, call 511 or visit www.511Virginia.org. District-wide activities:. Crews will perform various activities throughout the district to include, but are not limited to bridge...
So Long FP – Nellysford Legend Passes
I remember the very first time I met FP. It was either late 99 or early 2000 shortly before moving to Nelson permanently. He was behind the counter of the old Valleymont Grocery he owned in Nellysford. He was working on a crossword puzzle as he often did. Once we...
From WPOA & CVEC : Planned Power Outages For Wintergreen
“CVEC is continuously working to maintain a safe and reliable transmission and distribution system for our members. Construction of the transmission line to the Wintergreen substation is progressing well and crews must now change out the poles where the Wintergreen tap connects to the main line. In order to do this safely, CVEC has planned two separate outages* that will affect the Wintergreen, Laurel Springs, and Peggy’s Pinch substations.
Happy 4th Of July! – Updated With More Photos
The weather was perfect and the skies were filled with a display of brilliant fireworks at Wintergreen Resort this past Sunday night. It’s part of their annual 4th of July celebration that’s been going on for years. BRL Mountain Photographer Paul Purpura has been photographing the event each...
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