VDOT: I-81 ramp closures begin Wednesday night for paving operations at Exit 89 and 92 in Pulaski County

SALEM, VA – Weather permitting, ramps will be closed for paving on I-81 northbound and southbound beginning this week.

On Wednesday, June 6 and Thursday, June 7, the ramps at exit 89 on I-81 northbound and southbound are scheduled to be closed during nighttime hours as paving operations are conducted.

Once the paving is completed at exit 89, paving operations will move to exit 92 until completed.

The closures at both exits will be in place, Sunday through Thursday, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning.

Drivers will need to seek alternate routes to access I-81 in the area during the project. Frontage roads are available as a detour.

This paving project is expected to be completed by June 30.

For the latest information on this closure, visit www.511Virginia.org or follow us on Twitter at @VaDOTSalem.