VDOT News - Staunton

STAUNTON – A portion of Route 638 (Howellsville Road) in Clarke County is scheduled to be closed Wednesday, May 30, for a pipe replacement. The work zone is 3.1 miles south of Route 50 (John Mosby Highway) in the Shenandoah Farms area. The closure is scheduled from 7 a.m. through 8 p.m. All work is weather permitting.

Through traffic will be directed on the following detour, which includes routes in Clarke and Warren counties:

• Southbound traffic will go west on Route 50, south on Route 624 (Redgate Road/Milldale Road/Morgan Ford Road), and then northeast on Howellsville Road (Route 643/603/638) to the end of the detour.
• Northbound traffic will go south on Howellsville Road (Route 638/603/643), north on Route 624 (Morgan Ford Road/Milldale Road/Redgate Road), and then east on Route 50 to the end of the detour.

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

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