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Road work in the area this week

by | Oct 31, 2021 | Traffic

From VDOT:

I-95 Southbound

Exit 148 (Quantico) to Exit 143 (Garrisonville)

Wednesday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 10 a.m. and Thursday – Friday, 9 p.m. – 6 a.m. Single lane closure for Improve95 project construction.

Exit 136 (Centreport Parkway) to Exit 133 (Route 17)

Sunday – Tuesday, 10 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Double lane closures for overhead sign removal.

Monday – Thursday, 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. Single lane closure for Improve95 project construction.

Exit 136 (Centreport Parkway) to Exit 126 (Spotsylvania)

Sunday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 10 a.m. and Thursday – Friday, 9 p.m. – 6 a.m. Single lane closure begins at 9 p.m. followed by double lane closures at 10 p.m. for Improve95 project construction. Double lane closures will end at 4:30 a.m. A single lane will remain closed until 10 a.m. each day except Friday, when all lanes reopen by 6 a.m.

Route 17 Southbound On-Ramp to I-95 Southbound (Exit 133)

Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Single lane closure for Improve95 project construction at the Route 17 on-ramp to I-95 southbound and local travel lanes.

Exit 133 (Route 17) to Exit 130 (Route 3)

Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Single lane closure for Improve95 project construction in local travel lanes.

Exit 130 (Route 3) to Exit 126 (Spotsylvania)

Sunday – Tuesday, 10 p.m. – 10 a.m. Single lane closure for paving and lane marking for Improve95 project construction.

I-95 Northbound

Exit 126 (Spotsylvania) to Exit 130 (Route 3)

Sunday – Saturday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Varying single to double lane closures for paving between mile markers 126-128.

Exit 133 (Route 17) to Exit 136 (Centreport Parkway)

Wednesday – Friday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. and Monday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Single lane closures for Improve95 project construction.

Stafford County

Route 1 Northbound and Southbound

Sunday Friday, 7 p.m. – 5 a.m. Mobile single lane closure on Route 1 between Coals Landing Road and Garrisonville Road for pavement marking.

Monday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Mobile lane closure for pre-marking work, to help with overnight application of pavement markings. Crews will work southbound from 9 a.m. to noon, and northbound from noon to 3 p.m.

Monday – Tuesday, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. Installation of centerline rumble strips

Route 1 Southbound

Monday and Wednesday Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Single southbound lane closure for Potomac Creek bridge replacement, between Potomac Creek Lane and Centreport Parkway intersection.

Route 610 (Garrisonville Road)

Sunday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Mobile lane closures on Route 610 eastbound and westbound between I-95 and Route 1 for pavement marking.

Route 623 (Harrell Road)

Monday and Wednesday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Alternating, one-way traffic for paving.

Route 1800 (Village Parkway)

Monday and Wednesday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Alternating, single lane closures on Village Parkway between Village Grove Road and Route 17 for pavement marking.

Route 1808 (University Boulevard)

Monday and Wednesday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Alternating, single lane closures on University Boulevard between Stafford Lakes Parkway and Village Parkway for pavement marking.

Additional Secondary Road Paving

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mobile lane closures for paving on multiple routes, including Woodlawn Drive, Creekwood Lane and Huntington Drive. No paving will occur on Woodlawn Drive on Tuesday.

City of Fredericksburg

Route 3

Sunday  Thursday, 9 p.m.  5 a.m. Alternating lane closures. Crews will be marking pavement on Route 3 eastbound and the center shared turn lane between Gateway Boulevard and approximately one-tenth of a mile east of Altoona Drive, following recent pavement work and median construction.

Spotsylvania County

Route 1 Business (Lafayette Boulevard)

Sunday  Friday, 8 p.m.  4:30 a.m. Alternating, single lane closures on Lafayette Boulevard from Route 1 to the City of Fredericksburg line for milling and paving. Drivers may experience a rough travel surface until final asphalt is applied. A flagging crew will direct drivers through the work zone.

Route 609 (Jim Morris Road)

Road closure with detour Beginning 4 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 through 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7. Jim Morris Road will be closed to through traffic at the railroad crossing for repairs, under permit. Detour route is Route 17 (Mills Drive) to Route 2 (Tidewater Trail).

Route 636 (Mine Road)

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Lane closure between Lansdowne Road and Ironwood Lane for installation of turn lane and entrance, under permit for development.

Caroline County

Mobile Pavement Marking

Monday and Wednesday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mobile crews will be circulating across the county to refresh pavement markings.

King George County

Route 301 Southbound

Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Single right lane closure on Route 301 southbound between Roseland Drive and Barnsfield Road for bridge construction and realignment as part of Maryland’s Nice-Middleton Bridge Replacement project.

Lancaster County

Route 3

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mobile operation on Route 3 between the Richmond County and Lancaster County line to Route 772 (Clark Road) for installation of pavement markers.

 

Middlesex County

 

Route 33

Sunday – Friday, 7 p.m. – 7 a.m. and 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mobile operation on Route 33 between Route 3 and Route 227 (Urbanna Road) as well as between Twiggs Ferry Road and Mill Creek Road. No work will be performed on dates and times conflicting with Urbanna Oyster Festival.

 

Northumberland County

 

Route 200

Wednesday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mobile operation on Route 200 between Northumberland and Lancaster County line and Route 699 (Old Glebe Point Road) to allow crews to install pavement markers.

 

Richmond County

 

Route 3

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mobile operation on Route 3 between Sunnyside Lane and the Westmoreland County line for installation of pavement markers and rumble strips

 

Additional Projects in

Fredericksburg District

 

City of Fredericksburg

 

Route 3 Business at Chatham Bridge

Chatham Bridge reopened to vehicle traffic on Oct. 10, 2021 after being closed since June 2020 for an improvement project. Periodic single lane closures will be needed as construction work to repair the substructure continues through April 2022.

 

Essex County

 

Route 17 and Route 754 (Belle Meade Road) Park & Ride Commuter Lot

The Park & Ride commuter lot near the intersection of Route 17 and Route 754 at Loretto is temporarily closed for a construction project to improve the lot, and is expected to reopen in late Nov. 2021. To find other Park & Ride locations in Virginia, visit VDOT’s Park & Ride interactive map.

 

Route 665 (Dodge City Road) Bridge Replacement

Dodge City Road is closed to through traffic at the bridge over Beverly Run for a bridge replacement project. The road will be closed to through traffic until early Jan. 2022. Approximately 5 miles using the following recommended routes:

 

  • Route 665 (Dodge City Road)
  • Route 625 (Passing Road)
  • Route 618 (Beverly Run Road)

 

Lancaster County

 

Merry Point Ferry

A planned maintenance project to clean and paint the Merry Point Ferry vessel began in early Sept. 2021. The planned 45-day maintenance project will temporarily suspend ferry service through early Nov. 2021. The vessel is painted every five years as part of its routine upkeep.

 

Middlesex County

 

Route 625 (Barrick’s Mill Road) Bridge Replacement

A portion of Barrick’s Mill Road is closed to traffic at Mill Creek through late November 2021 while crews replace the existing bridge over Barrick’s Mill Creek. Drivers on Barrick’s Mill Road will be detoured around the 24-hour road closure using the following routes:

 

  • Route 625 (Barrick’s Pond Road)
  • Route 626 (Wake Road)
  • Route 624 (Regent Road)

 

Richmond County

 

Route 637 (County Bridge Road)

County Bridge Road is closed to through traffic at the bridge over Cat Point Creek due to damage following heavy rain and flooding on June 11. A timeline to restore and reopen the road is still under development.

 

Stafford County

 

Route 1 at Potomac Creek

Construction is underway to replace the Route 1 bridge over Potomac Creek in Stafford County. Route 1 will continue to have four travel lanes open during the project, with only periodic single lane closures required. The new bridge will be complete in July 2022.

 

Route 3 Business Bridge Rehabilitation

A bridge rehabilitation project is underway on Route 3 Business eastbound over the CSX railroad tracks, between Cool Springs Road and Chatham Heights Road. A single lane is closed continuously on weekdays, beginning on Mondays at 6 a.m. through 8 p.m. Fridays. All lanes are open on weekends. The weekday lane closure is anticipated to be required through Jan. 2022.

 

Spotsylvania County

 

Route 1 and Commonwealth Drive

Be alert for construction activity on Route 1 near the Commonwealth Drive intersection, where work is underway to build a nearly 700-space Park & Ride commuter lot. Be alert for work zone barriers along the shoulders of Route 1, and lanes that are shifted to the east near the Commonwealth Drive intersection. Project completion is anticipated in May 2023.

 

Route 17 Overpass Replacement and Widening

Construction started in December 2020 on a project to replace the existing two-lane interstate overpass on Route 17 with a four-lane bridge. Route 17 will be widened to four travel lanes to just east of the Hospital Boulevard/Germanna Point Drive intersection. Sidewalk, a shared-use path, and pedestrian crossing equipment will be added as part of the project. Improvements will be completed in Feb. 2024.

 

Town of West Point and New Kent County

 

Route 30/33 (Eltham Bridge)

Eastbound single lane closure on Eltham Bridge, with work zone barrier. Single lane closure is in place. Crews are identifying locations where a future project will repair grout on the bridge.

 

Westmoreland County

 

Route 3 Passing Lanes

Construction is underway to build eastbound and westbound passing lanes over a 1.5-mile segment of Route 3. When work is complete, Route 3 will become a four-lane undivided road from north of Route 639 (Winter Harbor Road) to east of Route 624 (Longwood Road), with new turn lanes at key intersections. The project will be complete in November 2021

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