STAUNTON (WSLS 10) - Eastbound Interstate 64 is scheduled to close today from about 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. for emergency pavement repairs in Rockbridge County. The location is between exit 50 (Lexington/Kerrs Creek) and the junction of Interstate 81
Through traffic on eastbound I-64 will detour at exit 27 in Alleghany County and follow Route 220 south. Drivers will then enter I-81 northbound at exit 150. The detour ends near mile marker 191, where eastbound I-64 merges with northbound I-81. Virginia State Police will enforce this detour route for all through traffic.
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Local traffic only can reach the city of Lexington from eastbound I-64 by using exit 50, or from I-81 by using exit 188B or exit 195.
Signs and variable message boards on I-64 and I-81 advise motorists of the closure and guide them through the roughly 90-mile detour route. Work is scheduled to finish about 5:30 p.m.