Overnight Closures of I-81 Northbound Exit 225 Off-Ramp in Augusta County for Shoulder Work

STAUNTON – The northbound Interstate 81 Exit 225 off-ramp to Route 262 (Woodrow Wilson Parkway) in Augusta County is scheduled to be closed on Wednesday and Thursday nights (March 20-21). The closures are from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. each night, to allow contractors for the Virginia Department of Transportation to perform shoulder-strengthening work along I-81 in the Staunton area. 

All northbound I-81 drivers needing access to Route 262 (Woodrow Wilson Parkway):

• Continue north on I-81 and take Exit 227 off-ramp to Route 612 (Laurel Hill Road).
• Turn left at the end of the off-ramp onto Route 612 crossing over I-81.
• Turn left onto I-81 southbound on-ramp.
• Merge onto I-81 southbound and continue south.
• Take the Exit 225 off-ramp to access Route 262.

Signs and digital message boards will advise motorists of the ramp closure and detour. All work is weather permitting.

Shoulder-strengthening work is an early stage in the widening of northbound and southbound I-81 between exit 221 (I-64 junction) and exit 225. The project is part of the I-81 Corridor Improvement Program (CIP), which aims to improve safety, increase reliability and foster economic growth along the 325-mile corridor in Virginia. Additional information about the program is at Improve81.org.

The VDOT Staunton District serves Frederick, Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Alleghany and Bath counties.

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