VDOT details Oct. 12 Staunton District lane closures, work zones and long-term projects affecting interstates and primary and secondary roads across 11 counties. Read More

The following is a list of maintenance and construction work that may affect traffic in the VDOT Staunton District, which consists of 11 counties in the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands. Read More

Two people were arrested after a reported carjacking in Waynesboro led to a crash in Staunton, according to the Waynesboro Police Department. Read More

Initial construction is at the Route 250 (Jefferson Highway) location near Staunton at the intersection with Route 792 (Sangers Lane). Read More

As part of the closure, the on-ramps from U.S. 250 (Jefferson Highway) to I-81 south also will be closed from 4 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. A detour will be in place for the U.S. 250 traffic trying to access ... Read More

STAUNTON - Interstate 81 south near Staunton is scheduled to be closed from 10 p.m. Saturday, September 19, through 4 a.m. Sunday, September 20. The closure allows contractors widening this portion of ... Read More

Virginia State Police are leading the investigation into the fatal shooting of a Portsmouth man by a Staunton Police officer Sept. 22 as the man's family seeks answers. Montique Treymayne Gaston, 39, ... Read More

A crash on Interstate 81 southbound in Augusta County backed up traffic for about five miles on Wednesday, September 30, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. The closure caused long ... Read More

STAUNTON - Motorists should expect significant delays on southbound Interstate 81 in the Strasburg area starting at 10 p.m. Friday night, October 2, and continuing through at least late Saturday night ... Read More

A photo-enforcement program in a Staunton Interstate 81 work zone has issued nearly 20,000 speeding tickets in two months. The program has generated over $1.9 million in fines, with each ticket ... Read More

If you travel along Interstate 81 on a frequent basis in and around Staunton, no doubt you've noticed the "photo enforced" signs that recently popped up this month on both sides of a work zone in an ... Read More

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger joined state and local officials Tuesday morning to break ground on the widening and improvement of nearly seven miles of Interstate 81 through Harrisonburg. Read More

Interstate 81 northbound and southbound travelers between mile markers 221 and 225 near Staunton will now be monitored by speed cameras and could face a $100 fine. Read More

Interstate 81 north and south travelers between mile markers 221 and 225 near Staunton will now be watched by speed cameras and could be subject to a $100 fine. Read More

Virginia State Police is investigating a crash that happened Thursday morning on Interstate 64 around the 96-mile marker in Waynesboro. Read More

Dozens turned out for a town hall over a contested new RaceTrac gas station on the corner of Lee Jackson Highway and Stuarts Draft Highway. Read More

Overnight lane and exit-ramp closures are scheduled along southbound Interstate 81 during the last two weeks of July 2025 near Staunton. Read More

These signs are part of a study by VDOT and the Virginia Transportation Research Council to see if using permanent emergency route signs is effective for traffic management. Read More

Va. - If you plan on driving through the Staunton area on Interstate 81, westbound I-64, or Route 262 anytime soon, keep an eye out for new detour signs. These signs are part of a research study ... Read More

Staunton native Robert Moran, 27, was the passenger in a Humvee which turned over several times on a highway in Dinwiddie County. Read More

Virginia State Police are still investigating the crash along Route 262 on May 2, when a pickup truck crossed the median. Read More

Sunny skies ahead as temps climb into the upper 60s and lower 70s '?We are not giving up on Washington Park Cottage.'? Northbound Interstate 81 is closed near Staunton due to a tractor-trailer crash at ... Read More

STAUNTON - One person is dead following a crash Thursday night in Staunton on Interstate 81. Nathan N. Eye, 23, of Staunton, was identified Friday as the victim, according to Virginia State Police. Read More

VDOT has updated its schedule for road work in the Culpeper, Lynchburg and Staunton transportation districts for the week of Feb. 3-7. Read More