VDOT traffic hot spots in Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline and King George for June 26 – July 2, 2016.
City of Fredericksburg
Interstate 95
(Update) On Monday and Tuesday at approximately 11:30 p.m. until 12:30 p.m. traffic on I-95 northbound will be briefly stopped at mile marker 131, located just north of Exit 130 (Rt. 3/Fredericksburg), to allow crews to move a large crane from the shoulder to the median. Motorists should expect delays in this area. This work is in connection with the Fall Hill Avenue Widening and I-95 Overpass Replacement Project
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 on Mary Washington Boulevard between Hospital Drive and Sam Perry Boulevard for construction activity. Flaggers will direct motorists through the work zone.
Stafford County
Route 1
(Update) Sunday – Thursday, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. Crews will continue milling and paving Route 1 northbound from just north of the Falmouth Intersection to Route 652 (Truslow Road). Motorists should expect lane closures, a rough driving surface and brief delays in the work zone.
Route 17 Business
(Update) Sunday – Tuesday, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. Crews will be milling and paving on Route 17 Business northbound from the Falmouth Intersection to Wyne Drive. Motorists should expect lane closures, a rough driving surface and brief delays in the work zone.
Route 17
(Update) Monday – Thursday, daylight to dusk and Friday, daylight to noon. Crews will be milling on Route 17 northbound and southbound and along the side streets between McLane Drive and Stafford Lakes Parkway. Most work will be done behind the orange barrels and cones, however, motorists should expect intermittent lane closures in the work zone. Crews will be working daylight to dusk.
Route 218 (Butler Road)
(Update) Sunday – Thursday, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. Crews will continue milling and paving on Route 218 (Butler Road) from Carter Street to the bridge over CSX Railroad, located just east of the WaWa. Motorists should expect lane closures and a rough driving surface in the work zone.
Sidewalk Improvements
(New) Monday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Work crews will install handicapped-accessible sidewalk ramps at Route 17 Business and Heartfields Lane
Route 610 (Garrisonville Road)
(Update) Monday – Thursday, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. One lane will be closed intermittently on Route 610 eastbound and westbound at Onville Road. Motorists may periodically encounter brief delays in the overnight hours in this work zone. Crews are placing sewer lines in connection with the Route 610/Onville Road intersection improvement project.
Routine Maintenance
Monday – Thursday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and Friday, 6 a.m. – noon. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will be performing routine maintenance activities in the following locations:
Route 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) – shoulder work
Route 610 (Garrisonville Road) – mowing
Route 608 (Brooke Road) – mowing and patching
Route 616 (Poplar Road) – mowing and patching
Route 612 (Hartwood Road) – mowing and patching
Route 648 (Dunbar Road) – mowing
Spotsylvania County
Interstate 95 – Southbound
(Update) Monday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Crews will be repairing the concrete on the I-95 bridge over the Po River, located at between Exit 126 (Route 1/ Spotsylvania) and Exit 118 (Route 606/Thornburg).The right lane will be closed in the work zone.
Route 627 (Gordon Road)
(New) Monday – Tuesday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Crews will be paving on Route 627 from Route 613 (Brock Road) to Route 628 (Smith Station Road). Motorists should expect brief delays in the work zone.
Route 613 (Brock Road)
(New) Wednesday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Crews will be paving on Route 613 from Lake Anna Parkway to Route 627 (Gordon Road). Motorists should expect brief delays in the work zone.
Route 628 (Smith Station Road)
(Update) Monday – Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m. – noon. Motorists should expect lane closures and delays on Route 628 southbound between the CVS entrance and Courtland High School. Flaggers will be directing traffic in the work zone. This work is in connection with the Route 628 (Smith Station Road) Turn Lanes and Signal Modification Project.
Harrison Road
(Update) Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. – noon. Motorists should expect intermittent flagging and single lane closures on Route 620 (Harrison Road) for tree removal. Motorists may periodically encounter brief delays in the overnight hours in this work zone. This work is in connection with the Route 1 and Harrison Road Intersection Improvement Project.
Routine Maintenance
Monday − Thursday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and Friday, 6 a.m. – noon. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. VDOT crews will be performing routine maintenance activities in the following locations:
Route 3 (Plank Road) – mowing
Route 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) – mowing
Route 208 (Courthouse Road) – mowing
Route 721 (Grand Brooks) – Rural Rustic preparation for construction
Route 605 (Mayre Road) – mowing
Route 601 (Lewiston Road) – mowing
Route 606 (Morris Road) – mowing
Route 645 (Sunset Road) – mowing
Caroline County
Interstate 95 Southbound
(New) Sunday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Crews will be paving on I-95 southbound just north of Exit 110 (Route 639/Ladysmith). Motorists should expect a double lane closure in the work zone.
Interstate 95
(Update) Sunday, 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. and Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3:30- p.m. Crews will continue concrete repairs on the Route 605 (Paige Road) bridge over I-95 located just south of Exit 118 (Rt. 606/Thornburg) in Spotsylvania County. Motorists can expect intermittent single lane closures on I-95 northbound and southbound.
Routine Maintenance
Monday − Thursday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and Friday, 6 a.m. – noon. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. VDOT crews will be performing routine maintenance activities in the following locations:
Route 618 (Beverly Run Road) – mowing
Route 665 (Dodge City Road) – mowing
Route 631 (Farmer Drive) – mowing
Route 641 (Perimeter Road) – mowing
Route 608 (Lakewood Road) – mowing
Route 621 (Stump Road) – mowing
Route 605 (Paige Road) – mowing
Route 658 (Jericho Road) – mowing
Route 651 (Gideon Road) – mowing
Route 603 (Landora Bridge Road) – ditching
King George County
Sidewalk Improvements
(New) Tuesday-Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Mobile work crew will install handicapped-accessible sidewalk ramps along Route 3 in the vicinity of Hudson Road and Luther Lane.
Highway Improvement Projects
City of Fredericksburg
Fall Hill Avenue Widening and I-95 Overpass Replacement Project
Construction is underway on the Fall Hill Avenue widening and I-95 overpass replacement project. Motorists should expect lane closures and brief delays on Fall Hill Avenue between the Rappahannock Canal bridge and Carl D. Silver Parkway (Central Park), as well as on Mary Washington Boulevard. The project will be completed in January 2017.
Stafford County
Route 610/Onville Road Intersection Improvement Project
Construction is underway at the intersection of Route 610 (Garrisonville Road) and Route 641 (Onville Road) to build additional turn lanes. Traffic has been reduced to one lane in each direction on Onville Road. The project will be completed in May 2017.
Route 17
Construction is underway to widen Route 17 from four to six lanes between McLane Drive and Stafford Lakes Parkway, a distance of nearly 2 miles. The work zone extends from just south of the I-95 interchange to Cardinal Forest Drive. Travel lanes will remain open, but motorists may encounter slight traffic shifts in the work zone. This project will be completed by December 2016.
Route 1
Be alert for a temporary traffic pattern on Route 1 southbound at the site of the new Aquia Hilton. The through lanes on Route 1 southbound from just south of Port Aquia Drive to just prior to the intersection of Route 1 and Coachman Drive (at the 7-Eleven) will be shifted to the left. The continuous center lane for left turns in this area will be closed to accommodate the traffic shift. This work is related to construction of the Aquia Hilton. The pattern is anticipated to be in place through early July 2016.
Route 1 and Garrisonville Road Turn Lane Project
Stafford County is locally administering a project to add a second right turn lane from Route 1 southbound to westbound Route 610 (Garrisonville Road). The project seeks to reduce congestion and driver delay on Route 1 southbound. New traffic signal equipment will also be installed at the intersection. Construction will begin in July and conclude in September 2016. Drivers may encounter lane closures during off-peak and overnight hours.
Spotsylvania County
Route 1 and Route 620 (Harrison Road)
Construction to build additional turn lanes and extend existing turn lanes is underway at the intersection of Route 1 and Harrison Road in Spotsylvania County. Motorists should be alert for construction crews and equipment. The project is scheduled to be completed in May 2018.
Route 628 (Smith Station Road)
Construction is underway on the Route 628 (Smith Station Road) Turn Lanes and Signal Modification Project. The project is located on Smith Station Road near the Route 208 (Courthouse Road) intersection. Motorists should expect periodic lane closures and delays in the work zone.
Caroline County
Route 722 (Nelson Hill Road)
Nelson Hill Road is closed to traffic at the bridge over the Mattaponi River for a bridge rehabilitation project. Motorists should follow the posted detour route. Estimated completion is mid-September 2016.
Caroline County/King George County
Route 301 at Rappahannock River
Bridge rehabilitation is underway on the James Madison Memorial Bridge over the Rappahannock River. Maintenance will occur below the bridge deck and includes repairing concrete, replacing bearings, shoring up rip-rap on the slope, and replacing navigation lights. All lanes are currently open on the bridge, but single lane closures will be installed in the future. Project completion is October 2017.
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