06/09/2026
A new three-lane section of I-81 southbound in Bristol, Virginia, is open to traffic. WRA provided bridge, roadway, and drainage engineering services for the Virginia Department of Transportation’s $38M widening project.
As part of the I-81 Corridor Improvement Program, this project improves traffic flow along this busy stretch of interstate while enhancing safety, reducing congestion, and supporting economic growth. The project widens southbound I-81 to three lanes between Exits 7 and 10, including the southbound bridge over Old Dominion Road, and widens northbound I-81 to three lanes for one mile north of Exit 7.