* PIPE INSTALLATION (VARIOUS ROUTES) – Crews will replace pipes on the following routes Route 740 (Carvins Cove Road) and Route 897 (Crystal Creek Drive). Flaggers may control traffic.

* DITCHING/SHOULDER WORK – Crews will work along the following routes. Flaggers may control traffic at times. Route 670 (Lost Mountain Road), Route 688 (Cotton Hill Road), Route 740 (Carvins Cove Road), Route 745 (Ran Lynn Road) and Route 752 (Old Mill Road).

* PAVEMENT PATCHING AND PAVING (VARIOUS ROUTES) –Weather permitting, crews will pave or patch potholes on various secondary roads.  Flaggers may control traffic at times during daylight hours.  Drivers should watch for signs and expect possible delays.  Work is tentatively planned on Route 697 (Sandyridge Road) and Route 1710 (Laurel Woods Road).

BEDFORD COUNTY

* ROUTE 689 ROAD CLOSURE - A section of Route 689 (Irving Road) is closed to through traffic due to repairs needed on a box culvert.  The section of Route 689 is located 0.6 mile from Route 690 (Nester Road) and approximately 0.35 mile from Route 688 (Buffalo Run). No estimated time for reopening the road has been established. There is no posted detour. Drivers should seek an alternate route around the closure.

###     * ROUTE 24 PAVEMENT RECYCLING AND OVERLAY – Weather permitting, lane closures may be in place on a section of Route 24 (Wyatt’s Way) from 0.5 mile east of Route 43 to the Campbell County line for pavement recycling and overlay operations.  Work will be performed during daytime hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week.   Estimated completion is November.

###     * BRUSH CUTTING AND DITCHING – Lane closures will be in place in the following areas: Route 640 (Wheats Valley Road), Route 643 (Joplin Road) and in the Thaxton area. 

* MOWING – Weather permitting, crews will be mowing along various secondary roads throughout Bedford County during daylight hours on weekdays.  Watch for slow moving vehicles, signs and equipment near the roadway. Work is scheduled on Route 460 bypass in the Irving area and in the Boonesboro and Big Island area.

###     * PAVING AND PAVEMENT PATCHING – Weather permitting, crews will pave or patch pavement on various secondary roads.  Flaggers may control traffic at times during daylight hours.  Drivers should watch for signs and expect possible delays.  Work is tentatively scheduled on Route 122 south and Route 643 (Brookhill Road).

###      * UNPAVED ROAD MAINTENANCE – Crews will be working on various secondary non-hard surface roads grading and replacing stone with periodic lane closures during daylight hours on weekdays.  Watch for flaggers controlling traffic throughout Carroll County.

BOTETOURT COUNTY

* ROUTE 11 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT – Work to replace the bridge on Route 11 over Firestone Creek north of Troutville is underway.   Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction with 10 foot travel lanes.  The speed limit will be reduced to 45 mph in the work zone.  Motorists should use caution and expect changing traffic patterns. This project will continue until summer 2013.

* ROUTE 460 PAVING – Lane closures will be in place on a section of eastbound Route 460 from the Roanoke County line to the Bedford County line for paving. Work will be performed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. Additional lane closures may be in place between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Estimated completion is November.

* ROUTE 220 UPGRADES – Work is underway to widen shoulders and replace guardrail on the section of Route 220 northbound and southbound from Route 870 (James Street) to I-64 in Alleghany County. Lane closures will be in place at various locations through the work zone during beginning at 7 a.m. on weekdays. Signs and flaggers will control traffic. This project will continue into August 2013.

* ROUTE 614 CLOSED FOR BRIDGE REPAIRS – The Route 614 (Arcadia Road) bridge over I-81 is closed near exit 168. Detour signs are posted advising traffic of alternate routes. The project is expected to be complete in June 2013.

###     * DITCHING/SHOULDER WORK – Crews will work along the following routes. Flaggers may control traffic at times.  Route 311 (Paint Bank Road and Craig Valley Drive) and Route 622 (Alpine Loop)

###     * PAVING AND PAVEMENT PATCHING – Weather permitting, crews will pave or patch pavement on various secondary roads.  Flaggers may control traffic at times during daylight hours.  Drivers should watch for signs and expect possible delays.  Work is tentatively scheduled on Route 43 (Narrow Passage) and Route 311.

###     * MOWING/BRUSH REMOVAL – Weather permitting, crews will be mowing along various secondary roads throughout Botetourt County during daylight hours on weekdays.  Watch for slow moving vehicles, signs and equipment near the roadway.  Route 11(Lee Highway), Route 220 (Roanoke Road), Route 220 alternate (Cloverdale Road), Route 460 (Challenger Avenue) and (Blue Ridge Boulevard)

CARROLL COUNTY

###     * INTERSTATE 77 PAVING – Lane closures may be in place as crews pave northbound and southbound I-77 from mile marker 2 to mile marker 7. The work will take place from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sunday through Thursday.