Interstate 81 at Harrisonburg, Virginia. Photo by Ben Schumin, SchuminWeb, at Wikimedia CommonsA group of regional chambers of commerce in Virginia are banding together to try to get improvements to Interstate 81.
The coalition wants traffic relief and a safer highway, as accidents and truck and passenger-vehicle volumes increase, according to the Augusta Free Press newspaper.
The coalition says the need is urgent and congressional and legislative leaders must secure funding.
The Improve I-81 Chamber Coalition consists of the Greater Augusta Regional Chamber, the Front Royal-Warren County Chamber of Commerce, the Shenandoah County Chamber of Commerce, the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce and the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber.
