If you frequently travel along Orange Avenue, there are two different construction projects you should be aware of.

If you frequently travel along Orange Avenue, there are two different construction projects you should be aware of.

A disabled vehicle on Interstate 581 is making the evening commute a bit slower than normal for drivers headed south.

Roanoke City leaders are moving forward with the Evans Spring project — that's the vacant land along Interstate 581 across from Valley View Mall.

Roanoke City leaders want residents’ input on what to do with a large vacant property near Interstate 581.

Police say choose other routes to avoid delays.

Motorists can expect delays along Interstate 581 in Roanoke Monday night.

Motorists traveling northbound on Interstate 581 in Roanoke Wednesday afternoon can expect delays!

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – UPDATEOne person is dead and two others have been taken to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 Monday afternoon, according to Virginia State Police. The driver of the bus was transported to Roanoke Memorial Hospital for minor injuries. ORIGINAL STORYOne person is dead and two others have been taken to a hospital after a crash on Interstate 81 on Monday afternoon, according to Virginia State Police. As of 7:19 p.m. northbound traffic is backed up 8 miles, while southbound traffic is seeing 2 miles of congestion. Northbound traffic is being diverted off the road at Exit 137.

ROANOKE, Va. – Drivers may have experienced some delays Friday night going north on Interstate 581. There were two multi-vehicle crashes on 581 North, one at mile marker 0 (Elm Avenue) and the other at mile marker 1 (Orange Avenue). Lane closures at both crashes have been lifted and the back-up that was 1.5 miles has cleared.

34-year-old Christopher Roberts, of Roanoke, is facing DUI and DUI manslaughter charges in connection with the crash that killed his passenger, 21-year-old Kasey Carpenter, also of Roanoke. ROANOKE, Va. – UPDATE: Dec. 15 at 3:40 p.m.Police have arrested the driver whose passenger died in a motorcycle crash earlier this month in northwest Roanoke. 34-year-old Christopher Roberts, of Roanoke, is facing DUI and DUI manslaughter charges in connection with the crash that killed his passenger, 21-year-old Kasey Carpenter, also of Roanoke. Carpenter was pronounced dead at the scene while Roberts was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. ORIGINAL STORYA woman is dead and a man is in the hospital after a motorcycle crash early Friday morning in Roanoke, according to police.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – You’ll want to avoid this part of Interstate 81 tonight. A multi-vehicle crash is causing delays in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81, right near the Interstate 581 interchange. As of 7:03 p.m. VDOT reports that the left shoulder, left lane and right lane are closed. Traffic is backed up for about 4 miles.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. UPDATEVirginia State Police have released the name of the woman who died in Mondays nights crash on Interstate 581 in Roanoke. Brittany Underwood, 27, of Vinton, died in the crash after her car overturned multiple times, according to police. A tattoo shop in downtown Roanoke, True Craft Tattoo, took to Facebook to announce that Underwood, who worked there, had died. The driver was the only person in the car which overturned multiple times, according to state police. State police and VDOT both report the crash happened within Roanoke County lines, not Roanoke City.

ROANOKE, Va. No, bricks are not being dropped on cars driving on Interstate 581. After being asked to look into the situation, we reached out to the Roanoke Police Department. Police told us the following:

BUENA VISTA, Va. – The Buena Vista Police Department is asking for help finding two missing women who may now be somewhere in Franklin County. Jacquelyn “Bridgett” Clark, 42, and Mary “Becky” Williams, 40, were last seen on April 18 in Buena Vista, shortly before midnight. Police believe the two left Buena Vista to to go the Smith Mountain Lake area in Franklin County in Williams’ dark blue 2013 Ford Explorer bearing VA Tag VKG-4414. Investigators believe the two took Interstate 81 to Interstate 581 and then used Route 116 to get to Franklin County. Anyone with any information regarding their whereabouts is asked to contact the Buena Vista Police Department at 540-261-6171, the Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office at 540-463-7328 or the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at 540-483-3000.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – The Blue Ridge Parkway will be closing early Thursday due to projected weather, but Illuminights will still be decking the halls. People who still plan on going to Illuminights will have to use the entrance at 3900 Rutrough Road, 24014. Below are directions to Rutrough Road:From Interstate 581, take exit 6 and turn left onto Elm Avenue heading towards Vinton. Immediately take next left turn onto Rutrough Road (Route 658). The service entrance is 3.9 miles the left at 3900 Rutrough Road.

ROANOKE, Va. - A lane of Interstate 581 north was temporarily closed due to a crash on Wednesday afternoon. Police were at the scene of the crash, which happened just before the eastbound exit onto Orange Avenue. Drivers in the area experienced delays. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.