VDOT hot spots in Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline, and King George for February 26 – March 4, 2017.
City of Fredericksburg
Interstate 95 Southbound
(New) Monday ˗˗ Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. ˗˗ 5 a.m. Two lanes will be closed on I-95 southbound at mile marker 131 to allow crews to clean and stain the new Fall Hill Avenue overpass. A single lane will be closed at 9:30 p.m. followed by a double lane closure at 10 p.m. All lanes will be open to traffic by 5 a.m. each day.
Interstate 95 Northbound
(New) Wednesday ˗˗ Thursday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Two lanes will be closed on I-95 northbound at mile marker 131 (Fall Hill Avenue) to allow crews to clean and stain the northbound side of the new Fall Hill Avenue bridge. . A single lane will be closed at 9 p.m. followed by a double lane closure at 10 p.m. All lanes will be open to traffic by 4:30 a.m. each day.
Route 1 Southbound at Mary Washington Boulevard
(New) Monday˗˗ Thursday, 10 a.m. ˗˗ 5 p.m. A single right lane will be closed on southbound Route 1 between Alvey Drive and the Rappahannock Canal bridge. Crews will be installing new curbing and gutter at various locations in the work zone. Motorists may encounter brief delays.
Fall Hill Avenue
Monday − Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. – noon. Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures on Fall Hill Avenue between Carl D. Silver Parkway and the Rappahannock Canal for construction activity. Flaggers will direct motorists through the work zone.
Mary Washington Boulevard
Monday − Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. – noon. Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures between Hospital Drive and Sam Perry Boulevard as part of the Fall Hill Avenue widening project. Motorists should stay alert for ongoing work in the median with crews working to install new curb and paving.
Stafford County
Route 17
(New) Tuesday, 8 a.m. ˗˗ 4 p.m. The single right northbound lane on Route 17 (Warrenton Road) before the I-95 northbound off ramp will be blocked to repair guardrail. Motorists should stay alert to the work zone and anticipate brief delays.
Route 206
(New) Wednesday, 8 a.m. ˗˗ 4 p.m. Expect alternating single lane closures on Route 206 (Dahlgren Road) just west of the Peppermill Creek bridge to repair guardrail. Motorists should stay alert to flaggers directing traffic through the work zone and anticipate brief delays.
Route 610
(New) Sunday, 9 p.m. ˗˗ 5 a.m. and Tuesday, 9 a.m. ˗˗ noon. The single eastbound left lane on Route 610 (Garrisonville Road) will be closed near the Onville Road intersection to remove the median, electrical work, and a concrete pour on Tuesday.
Chatham Bridge
(Update) Sunday ˗˗ Thursday, 9 p.m. ˗˗ 6 a.m. Traffic will be reduced to one eastbound lane on the Chatham Bridge over the Rappahannock River. Crews will continue to work to improve sidewalks and railings on the bridge between Stafford County and the city of Fredericksburg. Pedestrian access may be restricted to one side of the bridge overnights when crews are working.
Routine Maintenance
Tuesday − Friday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will perform routine maintenance activities at the following locations:
· Route 3 (Kings Highway near Cool Springs Road and Forest Lane) ˗˗ pothole patching
· Route 17 (Warrenton Road near Holly Corner Road and Hartwood Road) ˗˗ shoulder repairs
· Route 605 (New Hope Church Road) ˗˗ vegetation control
· Route 607 (Cool Springs Road) ˗˗ pothole patching
· Route 611 (Widewater Road) ˗˗ ditch cleaning operations
· Route 628 (Ramouth Church Road) ˗˗ shoulder repairs
· Route 687 (Telegraph Road) ˗˗ ditch cleaning operations
· Route 692 (Quarry Road) ˗˗ ditch cleaning operations
Spotsylvania County
Route 1 and Route 632 (Hickory Ridge Road)
(New) Construction starts Monday, Feb. 27 at the intersection of Route 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) and Route 632 (Hickory Ridge Road) to improve traffic flow by adding and extending turn lanes. Next week, no lane closures are scheduled, but motorists should be alert for crews installing signs and sediment control fencing. The project will be completed by July 11, 2017.
Routine Maintenance
Tuesday − Friday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will perform routine maintenance activities at the following locations:
· Route 601 (Lawyers Road) ˗˗ brush removal
· Route 612 (Monrovia Road) ˗˗ pothole patching
· Route 621 (Orange Plank Road) ˗˗ shoulder repairs
· Route 639 (Leavells Road) ˗˗ storm drain work
· Route 719 (Days Bridge Road) ˗˗ pothole patching
· Route 754 (Hayden Road) ˗˗ pipe repairs and installation
Caroline County
Route 722
(New) Sunday, 9 a.m. ˗˗ 3 p.m. Motorists will be restricted to one lane on Route 722 (Nelson Hill Road) near Industrial Drive as crews inspect the bridge over the CSX Railroad tracks. Expect brief delays near the work zone.
Routine Maintenance
Tuesday − Friday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will perform routine maintenance activities at the following locations:
· Route 2 (Fredericksburg Turnpike) ˗˗ debris pickup
· Route 301 (Richmond Turnpike near Edwards Road, Sparta Road and School Road) ˗˗ debris pickup
· Route 301 (Richmond Turnpike near Doggett Fork Road and Sunshine Road) ˗˗ ditch cleaning operations
· Route 301 (Richmond Turnpike near Reedy Mill Road and Sparta Road) ˗˗ tree removal operations
· Route 648 (Sunshine Road) – ditch cleaning operations
· Route 656 (Colemans Mill Road) ˗˗ ditch cleaning operations, brush removal
· Route 656 (Oxford Road) ˗˗ ditch cleaning operations
King George County
Route 206
(New) Wednesday, 8 a.m. ˗˗ 4 p.m. Expect alternating single lane closures on Route 206 (Dahlgren Road) just west of the Peppermill Creek bridge to repair guardrail. Motorists should stay alert to flaggers directing traffic through the work zone and anticipate brief delays.
Route 610
(New) Tuesday, 8 a.m. ˗˗ 4 p.m. Expect alternating single lane closures on Route 610 (Indiantown Road) just south of Route 218 (Caledon Road) to repair guardrail. Motorists should stay alert to flaggers directing traffic through the work zone and anticipate brief delays.
Caroline County/King George County
Route 301 at Rappahannock River
(New) Friday, 6:30 a.m. ˗˗6:30 p.m. Traffic will be down to a single lane on Route 301 northbound and southbound at the bridge over the Rappahannock River for work related to the bridge rehabilitation project. Expect brief delays on the bridge and at the bridge approaches.
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