October 30, 2025
VDOT holds hearing for I-81 widening from exits 128 to 137
October 28, 2025 2025-10-301 - Radford News-JournalVDOT: Four meetings this week to get input on I-81 improvements
October 27, 2025 2025-10-300 - Cardinal NewsVDOT urges Virginia locals to comment on I-81 corridor improvement plan
October 26, 2025 2025-10-299 - WFXR-TVVDOT to hold I-81 public meeting in Salem on proposed corridor improvements
October 15, 2025 2025-10-288 - Salem Times-RegisterVDOT to host public meetings for I-81 Corridor Improvement Plan
October 14, 2025 2025-10-287 - WSLS-TVThe Shenandoah Valley spawns a rare competitive race — and charges that an incumbent used his office to help himself. But did he?
October 2, 2025 2025-10-275 - Cardinal NewsSalem drivers: VDOT to close I-81 ramps and lanes for improvement project
September 18, 2025 2025-09-261 - WFXR-TVVDOT sets meetings for I-81 2025 Corridor Improvement Plan
July 15, 2025 2025-07-196 - New Castle RecordYoungkin Celebrates Historic Investments and Improvements Along Interstate 81
July 11, 2025 2025-07-192 - Roanoke StarGov. Glenn Youngkin praises historic investments, improvements along I-81
July 11, 2025 2025-07-192 - WSLS-TVVDOT sets meetings for I-81 2025 Corridor Improvement Plan
July 10, 2025 2025-07-191 - Salem Times-RegisterVDOT wants to know how you think the I-81 corridor can be improved
April 1, 2025 2025-04-91 - WFIR-AM/FMMajor road work projects and closures impacting Southwest Virginia this week
March 10, 2025 2025-03-69 - WFIR-AM/FMVDOT seeking input on I-81 Corridor Improvement Program through survey
December 18, 2024 2024-12-353 - WSET-TVVDOT recommends addition of Interstate 81 projects to current plan
December 13, 2024 2024-12-348 - WDBJ-TVVDOT updates on Salem widening project; completion expected by early 2026
December 13, 2024 2024-12-348 - WSLS-TVVDOT announces continued I-81 exit ramp closures in Roanoke County
December 12, 2024 2024-12-347 - WFXR-TVExtended ramp closure on I-81S at exit 141 scheduled for this weekend
November 22, 2024 2024-11-327 - WSLS-TVGovernor Glenn Youngkin wants to accelerate I-81 improvement project
September 10, 2024 2024-09-254 - WDBJ-TVGovernor Youngkin tours I-81 project, reports enhancement ahead of schedule, under budget
September 10, 2024 2024-09-254 - WSET-TVGovernor Youngkin highlights progress on I-81 corridor improvement project at briefing
September 10, 2024 2024-09-254 - WSLS-TVCommonwealth Transportation Board awards $361 million contract for Interstate 81 widening project
July 26, 2024 2024-07-208 - News MessengerInterstate 81 expansion project approved by the Virginia Department of Transportation
July 18, 2024 2024-07-200 - WFXR-TVInterstate 81 to Be Widened to 3 Lanes in Both Directions in Roanoke County
July 17, 2024 2024-07-199 - The Roanoke StarVirginia’s legislature sees no short-term fix for congestion on I-81
June 10, 2024 2024-06-162 - WVTFGov. Youngkin highlights funding for western Virginia in new state budget
May 14, 2024 2024-05-135 - WDBJ-TVBudget approved by lawmakers includes additional funding for Interstate 81
March 11, 2024 2024-03-71 - WDBJ-TVCost of extending Amtrak to Christiansburg could triple, raising concerns about future extension to Bristol
January 29, 2024 2024-01-29 - Cardinal NewsVirginia State Police explain rise of accidents near I-81 widening project
December 13, 2023 2023-12-347 - WDBJ-TVPaving to cause night delays on I-81 over Halloween week in Salem, VDOT says
October 25, 2023 2023-10-298 - WFXR-TVInterstate 81 undergoes changes with current and upcoming projects
October 25, 2023 2023-10-298 - Collegiate TimesI-81 advisory committee meets to discuss the future of the interstate
October 3, 2023 2023-10-276 - WFXR-TVInterstate 81 committee hears encouraging news, and concern, about improvements still ahead
October 3, 2023 2023-10-276 - WDBJ-TVInterstate 81 Advisory Committee meeting to take place in Lexington
October 2, 2023 2023-10-275 - WDBJ-TVLast updated: October 31, 2025
