VDOT recommends the following detours:
Motorists on southbound I-81 can use exit 146 (Hollins) to Plantation Road then to Route 11 (Williamson Road) to Route 460 (Orange Avenue) to access to I-581.
Motorists on northbound I-81 can take exit 141 (Salem) follow Route 419 to the 220 Expressway to access South Roanoke. To access I-581 from exit 141, motorists can follow East Main Street to Melrose Avenue then onto Orange Avenue.
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