MONTGOMERY CO., Va. - A crash on I-81 South in Montgomery County is causing delays, according to VDOT. The crash happened at mile marker 128.8 on the VDOT website. Traffic backups are approximately ... Read More

TROUTVILLE, Va. (WFXR) - A fiery four-vehicle crash is causing delays near mile marker 157.1 on Interstate 81 in Troutville, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The south ... Read More

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) - Traffic is delayed for almost four miles on Interstate 81 northbound towards Roanoke due to a tractor-trailer crash. The crash is at mile marker 120.9, according to the ... Read More

Construction to widen 3.2 miles of Interstate 81 between Roanoke County and Salem to three lanes will begin in spring 2027, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced in a news release ... Read More

A motorcyclist is dead after he hit a Honda pickup truck from behind while driving on Interstate 81, according to Virginia State Police. (VSP) The crash happened on Tuesday, July 7, at 6:07 p.m. on ... Read More

Virginia State Police (VSP) said a 36-year-old died after a crash in Botetourt County. Read More

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) - A 19-year-old was killed in a two-vehicle crash in the early hours of July 5 on I-81, according to Virginia State Police. (VSP). State police say the crash happened around ... Read More

AM EST May 20, 2026 Edited: 5:05 AM EST May 20, 2026 For Roanoke drivers, the newest hazard on Interstate 81 may not be the orange barrels, narrowed ramps or concrete barriers. It may be the envelope ... Read More

Enforcement began Monday with a 30-day grace period, during which the registered owners of vehicles exceeding the 60-mph limit will receive a warning in the mail. Read More

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) - Drivers can expect delays on Interstate 81 North due to a multi-vehicle crash at mile marker 143 and a tractor-trailer crash near mile marker 143.4. VDOT 511 says traffic backups ... Read More

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) - Virginia State Police Appomattox, Salem, Culpeper, and Wytheville Divisions, will be conducting Operation DISS-rupt on all 325 miles of Interstate 81 in Virginia as a part of an ... Read More

Construction to widen 3.2 miles of Interstate 81 between Roanoke County and Salem to three lanes will begin in spring 2027, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced in a news release ... Read More

ROANKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- Transportation officials report traffic delays on a section of Interstate 81 in Roanoke County. According to 511 Virginia, there is a vehicle fire northbound at mile marker ... Read More

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. - If you're driving North on Interstate 81 in Montgomery County, expect delays. The Virginia Department of Transportation is reporting a vehicle crash at the 122.8 mile marker. Read More

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. - If you're driving south on Interstate 81 in Montgomery County, expect delays. The Virginia Department of Transportation is reporting a multi-vehicle crash at the 119.6 mile ... Read More

If you're driving south on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County, expect delays. The Virginia Department of Transportation is reporting a tractor-trailer crash at the 137.2 mile marker. At this time, the ... Read More

A tractor-trailer crash near mile marker 154.3 in Botetourt County is causing delays, according to VDOT. All south lanes are closed and traffic backups are approximately 3 miles. A detour has been ... Read More

The Virginia State Police is investigating a ten-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County that left one man dead. It happened around 5:00 p.m., Thursday, September 25, in the northbound ... Read More

On I-81 at mile marker 126.2 in Montgomery County, motorists can expect delays due to a tractor-trailer crash. All northbound lanes are closed, according to VDOT. Traffic is backed up approximately ... Read More

A 1995 Ford Super Wagon was traveling south on Interstate 81 when a 2004 Freightliner tractor-trailer merged into its lane. The Ford swerved to avoid the truck, lost control, and crashed into the ... Read More

The wreck happened when a Ford Super Wagon swerved to avoid a tractor-trailer and ran off the road in Rockbridge County. Read More

The right lane of southbound Interstate 81 at mile maker 138.4 in Roanoke County near Salem was closed for emergency bridge repairs Friday ... Simpson flips commitment from Rutgers to Virginia Tech; ... Read More

A Honda Insight driven by Tech student Paige M. Neubauer, 21, traveling south on I-81, near Fort Chiswell about two miles north of the Interstate 77 interchange, crossed the median and struck head ... Read More

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) - The Virginia Department of Transportation is reporting a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 81 North near mile marker 136.6 in Roanoke County. Traffic is currently ... Read More

Interstate 81 motorists in Virginia would have fewer wrecks and spend much less time in backed-up traffic under a $2 billion upgrade proposal outlined in Roanoke Thursday. Read More

The Virginia Department of Transportation is reporting a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 81 North near mile marker 136.6 in Roanoke County. Traffic is currently backed up around 3.5 miles, and ... Read More

A Roanoke man has been charged with drunken driving and manslaughter in connection with a single-vehicle wreck that killed a 22-year-old woman and injured two other passengers. At about 3:24 a.m. Read More

WYTHE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia State Police say they're investigating a death involving one person late the evening of Friday, May 16 at mile 73 on Interstate 81. Officials say the driver of a ... Read More

Two people are dead after a two-vehicle crash that occurred in Botetourt County on Monday, Virginia State Police said. Read More

Two people from Northern Virginia died when a Mercedes ran into the rear of a stopped tractor-trailer on the right shoulder of Interstate 81 in Botetourt County on Thursday evening. Read More

EMS, crews responded to the intersection of Peter's Creek Road and Valley Point Parkway, across from Airport Road, just before 10 a.m. on Friday. At the scene, a pickup truck that had collided with a ... Read More

Emergency responders rushed to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 North in Roanoke County on Friday | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this ... Read More

ROANOKE, Va. - Your Local Weather Authority is tracking a Winter cold front that will bring slick road conditions, and wintry precipitation to Southwest and Central Virginia that lasts from Sunday ... Read More

Grayson County High School Football team overcomes Helene to chase first state title The Interstate 81 Advisory Committee voted Friday to recommend adding 5 new projects to the I-81 corridor ... Read More

A crash on I-81 has traffic backed up roughly three miles, according to VDOT's 511 website. State Police say the crash near mile marker 109 near Tyler Road involved two tractor trailers which caught ... Read More

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) - The National Park Service Law Enforcement is ... near milepost 101 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Tractor-trailer crash on I-81 in Botetourt County cleared 36-year-old Laura Jones, ... Read More

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) - The Virginia Department of Transportation is reporting a tractor-trailer accident on Interstate 81 North delaying traffic near mile marker 133 in Roanoke County. The left ... Read More

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. - A vehicle fire on Interstate 81 southbound in Roanoke County could slow down your morning commute. According to VDOT, the incident happened at the 141.5 mile marker and has led ... Read More

Drivers traveling Southbound on I-81 in Pulaski County may see delays due to a vehicle crash. VDOT said a crash happened at mile marker 104, and as of 2:15 p.m., the traffic backups are approximately ... Read More

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- The Virginia Department of Transportation says drivers can expect delays on I-81 in Roanoke County due to a vehicle crash near mile marker 140.7. As of 9:59 a.m., the north ... Read More

Donnie Martin pleaded guilty to arranging the purchases of guns later linked to criminal activity in other states. Read More

The Virginia Department of Transportation says all south lanes have been closed following a tractor-trailer crash on I-81 in Roanoke County near mile marker 133.2. As of 5:18 p.m., traffic backups are ... Read More

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. - There has been a vehicle crash on I-81 northbound near mile marker 159 in Botetourt County. The north shoulder and left lane are closed and motorists can expect delays. The ... Read More

The Virginia Department of Transportation says drivers can expect delays on I-81 in Botetourt County due to a vehicle crash near mile marker 159.9. As of 12:31 p.m., the north left shoulder and left ... Read More

VDOT says traffic is backed up for roughly 10.5 miles after an accident on northbound I-81. Multiple vehicles were involved in a crash near mile marker 163. Traffic is being diverted off Exit 162. Read More

The Virginia Department of Transportation says drivers can expect delays on I-81 in Roanoke County due to a vehicle crash near mile marker 131.4. As of 5:45 p.m., the north right lanes and right ... Read More

"This case is proved by the data that's involved," Stephens said during his closing argument ... in Alexandria around 3 p.m. on July 20 and traveled south along Interstate 81, receiving calls and ... Read More

The Virginia Department of Transportation says drivers can expect delays on I-81 in Roanoke County due to a vehicle crash near mile marker 142.9. As of 3:52 p.m., all north lanes and the far left ... Read More

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) - The Virginia Department of Transportation reports a vehicle accident on Interstate 81 North near mile marker 135.7 in Roanoke County. Traffic is currently backed up around ... Read More

VDOT reports the six-mile back-up after a multi-vehicle crash on I-81N in Roanoke County has been cleared. The northbound lane of traffic near mile marker 140 is now moving normally. - ROANOKE COUNTY, ... Read More

VDOT reports the crash at the southbound ramp on I-81S in Roanoke County has been cleared. All lanes are now reopened. - ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) - The Virginia Department of Transportation says ... Read More

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. - Drivers heading south on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County can expect delays due to a vehicle crash. The crash occurred at mile marker 141, according to VDOT. As of 11:48 a.m., the ... Read More

Virginia State Police are investigating two crashes that happened on Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County Tuesday afternoon. Read More

Drivers traveling on I-81 South in Wythe County can expect delays due to two crashes on Friday morning. According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, one crash occurred at mile marker 68.3, ... Read More

VDOT reports there is no estimated time for a reopening of a portion of I-81 where a big rig overturned Friday morning.The crash was reported at mile marker 138.4 in Roanoke County, with all ... Read More

Virginia State Police are investigating a shooting that occurred on Interstate 81 around the 137-mile marker in Roanoke County on Sunday. The shooter is reported to be driving a green Harley ... Read More

Roanoke is approximately 50 miles north of the Virginia-North Carolina border and 250 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., along Interstate 81. At the 2020 census, Roanoke's population was 100,011 ... Read More

A regional organization plans to submit an estimated $15 million of proposals to a statewide program for improvements to ease the flow of the U.S. 460 and Interstate 81 traffic ... Read More

A tractor-trailer crashed Monday morning on the New River bridge on Interstate 81, leaving the cab dangling off the side of the bridge with the driver inside and causing a ... Read More

Three accidents in the northbound lanes of Interstate 81 Friday afternoon have created a roughly 25-mile backup on the ... cars were still backed up from Christiansburg to Roanoke, said VDOT ... Read More