Part of Churchville Avenue to close for a year due to construction work

Churchville Avenue in Staunton will be closed to eastbound traffic from North Augusta Street to Albemarle Avenue for about a year.

The start of the lane closure will be announced by VDOT shortly.

The westbound lane will be open during the construction on Churchville Avenue.

The lane closure will allow for public utility installation, brick sidewalk installation, grading and paving operations, storm drainage construction and traffic signal installation.

The four recommended detours for eastbound Churchville Avenue traffic heading into the Staunton business district from Route 262/Route 250 interchange area to North Augusta Street are:

* Take Route 250 and turn right onto Grubert Avenue and then left onto West Beverley Street, which intersects with North Augusta Street.

* Take Route 250 and turn right onto Thornrose Avenue and then left on to West Beverley Street, which intersects with North Augusta Street.

* Take Churchville Avenue and turn left onto Springhill Road to Route 262. Turn right onto Route 262 north to the Route 11 intersection. Turn right onto Route 11 and take the Route 11 bypass into Staunton.

* At the Route 262/Route 250 interchange – take Route 262 north to the Route 11 intersection. Turn right onto Route 11 and take Route 11 bypass (Commerce Road) into Staunton.