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BRYAN MCKENZIE The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress It started with a few rocks dribbling onto the pavement from above and ended with tons of soil, rock and debris shutting the road down. Rockfish Gap Turnpike, also known as U.S. 250, was shut down Monday as chunks of greenstone bedrock broke free and slid down the steep mountain side sandwiched between Interstate 64 and the turnpike. Crews on the scene have been working all week to remove the original slide material and pulling down more rock, soil and vegetation to try to prevent a second slide. The slide occurred near Route 750...

Photo: WINA May 5, 2021, VDOT News Release CULPEPER — U.S. 250 (Rockfish Gap Turnpike) will be closed for an extended period between Route 6 (Afton Mountain Road) east of the summit of Afton Mountain and Route 750 (Old Turnpike Road) just west of the Rockfish Gap Country Store. On Wednesday rocks, soil and debris continue to slide down the steep slope to the ditch line and into the roadway. The slide began at midday Monday and required closing U.S. 250 to traffic. Geologists and engineers with the Virginia Department of Transportation are continuing their assessment of the site and the ext...

U.S. 250 remains closed on Afton Mountain: Rock slide site assessment continues Published Wednesday, May. 5, 2021, 4:46 pm Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Photo courtesy Virginia Department of Transportation. U.S. 250 will be closed for an extended period between Route 6 east of the summit of Afton Mountain and Route 750 just west of the Rockfish Gap Country Store. On Wednesday rocks, soil and debris continue to slide down the stee...

Culpeper District Traffic Alerts: Week of May 3-7 Published Saturday, May. 1, 2021, 10:21 pm Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© Daniel Avram – stock.adobe.com) The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week. Traffic movements may be restricted and speed limits reduced in work zones.  (NEW) or  (UPDATE) indicate revisions since last week’s report. Culpeper Dist...

BY JANE DUNLAP SATHE The Daily Progress Since Nelson County reopened the Blue Ridge Tunnel to the public in November, more than 30,000 visitors have taken the opportunity to walk back in time. A new documentary is giving armchair travelers an opportunity to do the same. “The Tunnel,” directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Wagner and produced by Ellen Casey Wagner for American Focus, will premiere on YouTube on Wednesday — St. Patrick’s Day — to pay homage to the Irish workers who dug and blasted the tunnel out of solid rock. At 9:30 p.m. March 23...