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Business / Small Business Danville Holiday Campaign Lab pairs small businesses with a $750 marketing runway Arts & Culture Free Steal Away Home performance set for Aug. 1 in Winston-Salem Local Government Roanoke County early voting reaches final weekend Arts & Culture Black Theatre Festival closes with free block party and parade Arts & Culture Temple of the Muse closes Greensboro residency with two premiere performances Community Danville’s August Sunday Outdoors calendar opens with paddling, zipline and hiking Community Free Women’s Naturalist Hike set for Aug. 8 at Roanoke County’s Explore Park Live Music Funky Confusion Band returns to Tequila’s Sports Bar & Grill Business / Small Business Danville Holiday Campaign Lab pairs small businesses with a $750 marketing runway Arts & Culture Free Steal Away Home performance set for Aug. 1 in Winston-Salem Local Government Roanoke County early voting reaches final weekend Arts & Culture Black Theatre Festival closes with free block party and parade Arts & Culture Temple of the Muse closes Greensboro residency with two premiere performances Community Danville’s August Sunday Outdoors calendar opens with paddling, zipline and hiking Community Free Women’s Naturalist Hike set for Aug. 8 at Roanoke County’s Explore Park Live Music Funky Confusion Band returns to Tequila’s Sports Bar & Grill
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Weather & Roads

Traffic coverage for Roanoke now follows the market route watch instead of a single Martinsville-only corridor.

3Active incidents
7Resolved
7Tracked routes
8Covered zones

Active Incidents

Orange Ave NE 8:30 AM
MEDIUM · [] Construction
Orange Ave NE at Mecca St NE, Roanoke
Lane closures on Orange Ave NE near Mecca Street NE during evening/overnight hours. City infrastructure work continues Wed May 20. Allow extra travel time or use alternate routes.
I-81 8:30 AM
LOW · [] Construction
I-81 between mile markers 136.6 and 141.8, Roanoke County / Salem
Ongoing widening project adding third lane in both directions. $179M design-build contract. Extended construction period expected. VDOT Salem District.
US-220 / US-58 / VA-57 8:00 AM
LOW · [] Special Event
Near Bassett HS, Magna Vista HS, and Patrick County HS campuses, Henry County
Graduation ceremony traffic expected near Henry County high school campuses through late May. Two-lane cone-separated entry at venues. Arrive early. Affects US-220, US-58, VA-57 near school entrances.

Route Watch

I-81 I-581 US-220 US-460 VA-419 Orange Avenue Peters Creek Road

This route set is now desk-specific, so Greensboro no longer inherits Martinsville’s corridor list and Roanoke no longer shares Danville route copy.

Resolved Incidents

I-40 May 20
Winston-Salem, Forsyth - East of Winston-Salem / Mile Marker 202 to 203 Heading East
Logo sign maintenance
I-40 May 20
Winston-Salem, Forsyth - East of Winston-Salem / Mile Marker 206 to 204 Heading West
Logo sign maintenance
I-40 May 20
Winston-Salem, Forsyth - East of Winston-Salem / Mile Marker 203 to 204 Heading West
Logo sign maintenance
US-421 May 20
Winston-Salem, Forsyth - East of Winston-Salem / Heading North
Logo sign maintenance
US-220 May 20
Madison, Rockingham - South of Madison / Heading North
Logo sign maintenance
US-220 May 20
Madison, Rockingham - Near Madison / Heading South
Logo sign maintenance
US-421 May 20
Winston-Salem, Forsyth - South East of Winston-Salem / Mile Marker 227 to 228 Heading North
Remove and replace failing concrete slab.