Blasting and slow rolls on I-81 between exits 143 and 150 will cause daytime delays for about eight weeks starting the week of August 24 in Roanoke and Botetourt counties.
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- Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
Nightly paving work will close several ramps at the I-66 and Prince William Parkway interchange Aug. 17-26, with signed detours directing drivers around the area.
- Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
VDOT invites public comments on proposed safety upgrades at the Route 3 and Route 669 intersection in Culpeper County, with an in-person hearing on Aug. 27, 2026.
- Virginia Union University
Union College single-game tickets are on sale for the 2026-27 men's and women's hockey seasons and the 2026 football season, featuring full home and league slates.
- Spotsylvania County
Authorities identify 24-year-old firefighter Mason Fercovic-Ortegel as the victim in an Aug. 13, 2026, Lake Anna drowning in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
- Madison County
Madison County warns residents that Verizon plans to discontinue copper landline service, raising 911, medical alert, and coverage concerns and inviting FCC comments.
- Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
VDOT will shift all traffic onto a new right lane on the I-64 east ramp to I-464 north in Chesapeake as early as Aug. 14 during overnight closures for construction.
