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4-24-24 MVP Start Date, I-81 Funding & Scheduled Lane Closures, State of Air in Roanoke

A woman is speaking out after her brother was injured during an officer-involved shooting in Roanoke earlier this week. Developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline have filed a request with the federal government seeking permission for the pipeline to go into service by May 23rd, to get natural gas pumping through as soon as June 1st. As part of the Interstate 81 widening project in Roanoke County near Salem, VDOT says a nighttime lane and ramp closure on southbound I-81 is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday so a barrier wall can be moved and a new traffic pattern put in place. Weather…

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