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Small plane lands on interstate highway shoulder in Virginia
State Police say the pilot was planning to land in Virginia Highlands Airport in Abingdon Friday at about 6 p.m. when he ran out of fuel.
4 weeks ago -
Lawmakers kill plan to add tolls to I-81 in Virginia
Virginia lawmakers have rejected a plan to add tolls to Interstate 81 to pay for $2 billion in upgrades that would improve safety and traffic flow.
3 months ago -
Virginia considers tolls or taxes to pay for I-81 upgrades
A draft report to the General Assembly recommends either tolling both cars and trucks or implementing sales and gas tax increases along the I-81 corridor, similar to the taxes already in place in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads.
6 months ago -
Should another Virginia highway add tolling?
Interstate 81 is known as an accident plagued road, but one Virginia lawmaker thinks tolling truck drivers on the road and using that revenue could make the highway safer.
1 year ago -
Signs to warn drivers of tough reckless driving penalties in Va.
Virginia transportation officials hope new signs reminding drivers of the state’s high penalties for reckless driving will reduce speeding and crashes. The signs will be posted along two interstates.
3 years ago -
Overturned tractor-trailer leaves cattle walking Va. highway
A tractor-trailer overturned Monday on Interstate 81 near the Interstate 66 interchange in Frederick County, setting the cattle loose.
3 years ago -
Truck overturns, releasing 100 cattle in W.Va.,Md.
WASHINGTON –About a hundred cattle were on the loose in West Virginia and Maryland after an overnight crash Saturday. Berkeley County dispatchers told WTOP that a tractor-trailer hauling cattle overturned on Interstate 81 at around 2 a.m. near…
4 years ago -
Speed limit on I-81 to increase near Winchester
WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — The speed limit is going up on a section of Interstate 81 near Winchester. Motorists soon will be able to drive 70 mph between mile markers 312.9 and 316.2. The current…
4 years ago -
VDOT says I-81 paving passed test of time, tires
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Department of Transportation says an environmentally friendly pavement used to rebuild a section of Interstate 81 is holding up to the test of time and tires. VDOT says the…
5 years ago -
Car hits parked tractor-trailer in Va., 3 killed
BRISTOL, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police say three people are dead after a car slid into a tractor-trailer parked along Interstate 81 in Washington County. State police spokeswoman Corinne Geller says the southbound tractor-trailer’s…
5 years ago -
2 killed in I-81 pileup during whiteout in W.Va.
West Virginia State Police say whiteout conditions along Interstate 81 led to two pileups involving 44 cars.
5 years ago
