Construction is expected to start in spring 2027. Aila Boyd The Commonwealth Transportation Board has awarded a $237.75 million contract for a major Interstate 81 widening project in Roanoke County and Salem, marking another step in a long-term effort to expand and improve the heavily traveled corridor. The contract, awarded during the board’s April 22 meeting in Fredericksburg, went to Triton Construction Inc. of Virginia for a 3.2-mile widening project between mile marker 133.8 and Exit 137. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2027. According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, more than 50,000 vehicles travel that stretch of...