Richmond, VA – State officials have announced that the Virginia State Police will manage the slow-roll closures, which will create traffic delays between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Thursday night into early Friday morning.
The affected areas are southbound I-81 between exits 225 and 220, and westbound I-64 between exit 91 and the I-81 interchange.
Motorists should be alert for temporary entrance-ramp closures during the slow-roll operations. Digital message signs will advise drivers of the traffic restrictions.
A slow roll is a traffic management operation that creates a traffic gap by reducing approaching vehicle speeds to as low as 10 mph.
This gap allows work to safely take place over travel lanes free of live traffic. Traffic can also be temporarily stopped and held by a lead vehicle in each lane.
A slow roll operation typically lasts no more than 15 minutes at a time.
