WINCHESTER -- Construction work on two major streets will affect city bus routes.

Interstate 81: Sign and shoulder repair, and litter and debris removal Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Also, spot leveling in various locations. Interstate 66: Sign repair, and litter and debris removal Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. U.S. 11: Shoulder and drainage work...

MAURERTOWN -- The business district along U.S. 11 will soon undergo some major changes. The Virginia Department of Transportation's Richmond office has received the low bid for a U.S. 11 widening project from the Edinburg residency, and a contract could be awarded in time for work to begin by July, said Ed Carter, the assistant residency administrator.

WINCHESTER -- Truck drivers could find themselves blocked from taking a popular shortcut to the Virginia Inland Port near Front Royal.

NEW MARKET -- For all of the heat the Commonwealth Transportation Board has taken from local residents about closing one of the nearby Interstate 81 rest areas, it is making sure to win points with them downtown.

• Sign repair, and litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Also, mowing in Frederick County, Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and 8 p.m.-7 a.m. Also, patching, with lane closures, at mile marker 284.9, near Woodstock, Monday, 8...

FRONT ROYAL -- Virginia Department of Transportation crews will begin construction Monday toward upgrading a traffic light at the U.S. 340-522 interchange with Interstate 66.

MT. JACKSON -- The Meems Bottom Covered Bridge on Wissler Road will be closed each day next week as the Virginia Department of Transportation repairs the structure.

NEW MARKET -- The Commonwealth Transportation Board adopted the six-year improvement program for fiscal years 2010-15 and the Virginia Department of Transportation's fiscal 2010 budget Thursday.

WINCHESTER -- Construction work on a major city street may cause traffic delays starting Monday.

Interstate 81: Sign repair, and litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Interstate 66: Sign repair, and litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and patching with lane closures, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. U.S. 340-522: North Fork bridge...

WINCHESTER -- Woodstock Lane has reopened to traffic, the city announced Thursday.

Speed limits will drop on two major roads in Warren and Frederick counties.

FRONT ROYAL -- Motorists are being cautioned by the Virginia Department of Transportation that a portion of Ritenour Hollow Road is closed for repair due to a partially collapsed pipe overflow.

WINCHESTER -- A project to improve traffic signals on two major city roads appears to have helped.

WINCHESTER -- The city plans to promote public transportation June 18 by offering free rides to all passengers.

STRASBURG -- Oranda Road was set to reopen at 5 a.m. today after being closed for repairs related to a sinkhole, according to a press release form the Virginia Department of Transportation.

WINCHESTER -- The city will install new stop signs at two intersections today.

STRASBURG -- Oranda Road will remain closed until repairs related to a sinkhole are complete, according to a press release from the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Interstate 81: Sign repair, and litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Also, patching and environmental cleanup with lane closures, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Interstate 66: Painting on bridges over Shenandoah River, east of Front Royal interchange. Shoulder closures...

STRASBURG -- Work to repair a sinkhole on Oranda Road in Shenandoah County was set to be completed Friday evening, a Virginia Department of Transportation official said earlier that day.

WINCHESTER -- The city plans to remove railroad tracks at a major street before repaving it later this summer.

STRASBURG -- Work to repair a sinkhole on Oranda Road in Shenandoah County was set to begin Thursday evening and continue into today, a Virginia Department of Transportation official said.

FRONT ROYAL -- The town's Main Street will take a drive back in time on Monday.

EDINBURG -- Part of Edinburg Gap Road will be closed overnight into Friday morning for box culvert work, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

WINCHESTER -- Taxi service came to a halt for about an hour and a half Tuesday afternoon as drivers protested a proposed change to the city ordinance they say would weaken requirements for new cab companies and invite outside service.

WINCHESTER -- The City Council will delay action on proposed changes to rules on taxi service that local cab drivers feared would let outside companies operate without local oversight.

WINCHESTER -- Traffic signals will have to stay at four downtown intersections a little longer.

Interstate 81: Sign repair, and litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Interstate 66: Painting on bridges over Shenandoah River, east of Front Royal interchange. Shoulder closures with occasional lane closures possible. Also, sign repair, and litter and debris...

WINCHESTER -- The city will begin replacing traffic signals with stop signs at four downtown intersections next week.

BERRYVILLE -- One person was killed Monday morning after a wreck on Va. 7 set a truck on fire and sent two other people to the hospital, state police said.

WINCHESTER -- Public input is needed for a study on Va. 7 from the city to a future interchange with Va. 37.

WINCHESTER -- A crash involving motorcycles and an SUV sent four people to the hospital late Sunday afternoon.

Interstate 81: Sign repair, and litter and debris removal Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Also, asphalt patching, Thursday, 8 p.m.-7 a.m. Interstate 66: Painting on bridges over Shenandoah River, east of Front Royal interchange. Shoulder closures with occasional lane closures possible....

FRONT ROYAL -- Local law enforcement agencies are partnering with BJ Sager Distributors of Winchester as part of the statewide campaign Checkpoint Strikeforce.

EDINBURG -- Road work will close Va. 675 from 9 p.m. Wednesday to 4 a.m. Thursday, according to a press release from the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Grass won't be mowed nearly as often, and a number of rest stops will be closed, but snow will be cleared. That's the message Virginia Department of Transportation Commissioner David Ekern brought to reporters on Wednesday in advance of that day's Commonwealth Transportation Board meeting.

STRASBURG -- The Town Council's streets committee continued tweaking a draft survey of Strasburg's public transportation needs Tuesday afternoon.

Interstate 81: Litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Interstate 66: Painting on bridges over Shenandoah River, east of Front Royal interchange. Shoulder closures with occasional lane closures possible. Also, litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. U.S....

Northern Shenandoah Valley law enforcement agencies will be participating in the statewide "Click It or Ticket" campaign beginning Monday.

WOODSTOCK -- The new traffic light at the intersection of Hisey Avenue and Va. 42 will go into full operation Monday, according to a news release from the Virginia Department of Transportation.

WOODSTOCK -- The Department of Motor Vehicles' Woodstock office will be closed May 19 as the agency prepares for a new process to issue drivers' licenses, according to a DMV press release.

Interstate 81: Sign repair and litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Interstate 66: Painting on bridges over Shenandoah River, east of Front Royal interchange. Shoulder closures with occasional lane closures possible. Also, litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9...

FRONT ROYAL -- Parking on a portion of Manassas Avenue will be restricted Monday through Thursday for work by Allegheny Power.

WINCHESTER -- A "performance audit" of the Virginia Department of Transportation would be "absolutely appropriate," according to one of the three Democrats running for governor.

CLEAR BROOK -- Two tractor-trailer drivers face charges after a Wednesday morning crash that closed an Interstate 81 on-ramp for hours.

WINCHESTER -- A Wednesday crash on Bowman Lane resulted in two men been being taken to Winchester Medical Center for treatment of injuries.

WINCHESTER -- Two major city streets are slated to be converted to two-way traffic later this year, officials said Monday.

Interstate 81: Sign repair and litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Interstate 66: Painting on bridges over Shenandoah River, east of Front Royal interchange. Shoulder closures with occasional lane closures possible. U.S. 11: Bridge repairs to the northbound...

WOODSTOCK -- The southbound lanes of Interstate 81 were closed for just over an hour Friday afternoon after a tractor-trailer overturned near the Va. 42 interchange, state police Sgt. F.L. Tyler said.

Daily Staff Report Parking restrictions, road regulations and detours for the 82nd Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, which will be held through Sunday in Winchester, have been released by the Winchester Police Department. Parking restrictions today * No parking on Piccadilly...

WINCHESTER -- City police want drivers to pay attention to the road -- and not to cell phones or to that CD in the passenger seat.

Interstate 81: Litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Asphalt patching, with lane closures, Monday-Friday, 8 p.m.-7 a.m. Interstate 66: Litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Asphalt patching, with lane closures, Monday-Friday, 8 p.m.-7 a.m. Painting on...

There are a lot of things on the Virginia Department of Transportation's budget-cutting list, but snow removal isn't one of them, according to an agency spokesman.

EDINBURG -- The U.S. Forest Service has contracted the replacement of two low-water crossings on Cub Run Road, with work beginning Monday and lasting through October, according to a press release.

WOODSTOCK -- A fiery crash on Interstate 81 late Monday night killed three people and shut down the highway's southbound lanes for about 16 hours Tuesday.
South-bound traffic stalled for hours Tuesday
Officials pull from previous incident to streamline response

TOMS BROOK -- Randy Jones has a personal statement to live by in his endeavors as a truck driver.

Interstate 81: Litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Work at bridge over Va. 600 (Saumsville Road) north of Woodstock with single-lane traffic on Saumsville Road, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Interstate 66: Litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4...

If the Virginia Department of Transportation is installing state police radios in its vehicles, Del. Todd Gilbert, R-Woodstock, has a request for the agency.

FRONT ROYAL -- Construction on the U.S. 340-522 bridge over the North Fork of the Shenandoah River has caused a slew of traffic delays and lane closures, and some frustrated drivers cannot wait until the project is finally done.

WINCHESTER -- A hit-and-run crash Tuesday night damaged the porch of a vacant home and left one car inoperative in its front yard.

Interstate 81: Interstate 81: Brush cutting, litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Work at bridge over Saumsville Road north of Woodstock with single-lane traffic on Saumsville Road, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Interstate 66: Painting on bridges over Shenandoah...

Democratic Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is defending bonuses and pay raises made to state transportation employees in the same year that is laying off employees and curtailing services.

FRONT ROYAL -- Public meetings held by the Virginia Department of Transportation in recent weeks have not convinced Warren County officials that a proposal to close the Luray residency office to help address state and federal revenue shortfalls is the right course of action.

FRONT ROYAL -- A new school zone is being established on Criser Road because of an increase in pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

Opponents of the proposed expansion of Interstate 81 took their arguments before a federal judge on Monday, hoping to send state and federal transportation officials back to the drawing board.

Interstate 81: Brush cutting, litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Bridge work at the New Market interchange, possible lane closures and possible single-lane traffic on U.S. 211, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Interstate 66: Litter and debris removal Monday-Friday,...

Interstate 81: Brush cutting, litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Bridge work at the New Market interchange, possible lane closures and possible single-lane traffic on U.S. 211, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Interstate 66: Litter and debris removal Monday-Friday,...

FRONT ROYAL -- The proposed Virginia Department of Transportation budget cuts could harm Warren County Public Schools' ability to transport students, school officials said earlier this month.

FRONT ROYAL -- Work to upgrade a railroad crossing will close Fairground Road for several hours Monday, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

State troopers made dozens of arrests but also helped more than a hundred motorists during a highway safety effort last weekend.

WINCHESTER -- Work continues on the Va. 37 extension despite little money available for the project in the future.

For the Virginia Department of Transportation, the revolution should not be televised, at least according to one state legislator.

Interstate 81: Bridge work at the New Market interchange, possible lane closures and possible single-lane traffic on U.S. 211, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. U.S. 11: Tree removal in Fishers Hill area will close the left northbound lane Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30...

Service cuts planned by the Virginia Department of Transportation could leave parts of the Northern Shenandoah Valley crippled after a significant winter storm, according to two local legislators.

NEW MARKET -- Work on traffic signals at U.S. 11, U.S. 211 and Old Cross Road could cause traffic issues in town on Sunday.

FRONT ROYAL -- Fixing the U.S. 340-522-Va. 55 bridge over the South Fork of the Shenandoah River would be a good way for Virginia to use some of its $800 million in transportation stimulus money.

VERONA -- The Virginia Department of Transportation has some wising up to do, several government officials said during a public hearing Thursday night at the Augusta County Government Center.

WOODSTOCK -- Wide confusion can be found among people trying to decipher the Virginia Department of Transportation's $2.6 billion plan to cut costs, and a local delegate appears to be among them, a VDOT spokesman said Wednesday.

Some significant local road projects might get new life thanks to the $800 billion federal stimulus package approved last month.

WOODSTOCK -- Shenandoah County could be in for a bumpy road. Lots of bumpy roads, actually.

FRONT ROYAL -- Motorists traveling on U.S. 340-522 in the coming weeks should expect significant delays and lane closures as construction continues on the new bridge over the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, Virginia Department of Transportation officials said.

Interstate 81: Brush cutting, guardrail repair, litter and debris removal, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fence repair at milemarker 296 near Strasburg and milemarker 307 southbound near Stephens City, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Also, bridge work at the New Market interchange,...

WINCHESTER -- Motorists can expect some traffic delays when work to widen Papermill Road begins next week.

Interstate 81: Litter and debris removal, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Repairing and replacing signs, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anti-icing Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cutting and trimming in Shenandoah...

FRONT ROYAL -- The Virginia Department of Transportation's plans for addressing long-term funding reductions that stem from a $2.6 billion state and federal revenue shortfall includes closing the Luray Residency office.

FRONT ROYAL -- Among other budget woes caused by the recession, Warren County officials are getting more worried about shrinking funds for road improvement projects.

Interstate 81: Litter and debris removal, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Repairing and replacing signs, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anti-icing, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cutting and trimming in Shenandoah...

Interstate 81: Litter and debris removal, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Repairing and replacing signs, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anti-icing, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cutting and trimming in Shenandoah...

WOODSTOCK -- Two-way traffic should again be permitted on Locust Street, the Town Council's street committee said Tuesday.

Interstate 81: Litter and debris removal, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Monday-Tuesday, 8 p.m.-7 a.m. Repairing and replacing signs, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Anti-icing, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Repairing fence in the Woodstock area, Monday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m....

FRONT ROYAL -- Traffic violations are mounting in Warren County, and the sheriff is asking the Board of Supervisors to consider installing red-light surveillance cameras to curb the problem.

Interstate 81: Repairing and replacing signs and litter and debris removal, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Anti-icing, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Interstate 66: Brush cutting, litter and debris removal, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. U.S. 340-522:...