VDOT News - Culpeper
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IMMEDIATE Lou Hatter 540-717-2890 Lou.Hatter@vdot.virginia.gov Will Merritt 540-829-7370 William.Merritt@vdot.virginia.gov |
CULP 2021-041 Sept. 2, 2021 |
RT. 647 BRIDGE PROJECT REOPENS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
South Anna River bridge opens to traffic about three weeks early
CULPEPER — The Route 647 (Harts Mill Road) bridge over the South Anna River in Louisa County reopened to traffic Thursday afternoon — about three weeks ahead of schedule.
VDOT contractor Fairfield-Echols, LLC of Fishersville replaced the 89-year-old truss bridge. The new bridge is open to all legal-weight vehicles.
The bridge was closed on Jan. 29 and was scheduled to reopen on Sept. 22.
For more information about Virginia’s bridges and VDOT’s bridge inspection program, including current conditions of the state’s bridges, FAQs and video of a bridge inspection, visit VDOT’s website, http://www.virginiadot.org/info/Bridge.asp.
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