VDOT News - Fredericksburg

I-95 Southbound

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

Monday – Thursday, 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. Single lane closure on I-95 southbound between the two interchanges for construction activities for Improve 95 projects.

Monday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 6 a.m. and Friday, 10 p.m. – 7 a.m. Saturday. Single lane closure on I-95 southbound between the two interchanges for construction activities for Improve 95 projects.

Monday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Single to double lane closures, with intermittent full traffic stops, are scheduled overnight near the Truslow Road overpass. Lane closures are scheduled at the following times:

•  9 p.m. – Single lane closes
• 10 p.m. – Double lane closure
• Midnight to 3 a.m. – Intermittent full traffic stops for up to 30-minute intervals
• 4:30 a.m. – Two lanes open, with single lane closure remaining closed; Reopens by 10 a.m. all days except Friday, when all lanes reopen by 6 a.m.

 Exit 126 (Spotsylvania to Exit 118 (Thornburg)

Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Single lane closure from mile marker 120 to 118. Guardrail repair.

 

I-95 Northbound

Exit 118 (Thornburg) to Exit 126 (Spotsylvania

Thursday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Single lane closure at mile markers 122 and 125. Guardrail repair.

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

Monday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Single lane closure for construction activities for Improve 95 projects.

Exit 133 (Route 17)

Monday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Single lane closure/narrowed ramp on northbound collector-distributor lane at Exit 133. Construction activities for Improve 95 projects.

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

Monday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Single lane closure for construction activities for Improve 95 projects.

Monday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Single to double lane closures, with intermittent full traffic stops, are scheduled overnight near the Truslow Road overpass. Lane closures are scheduled at the following times:

•  9 p.m. – Single lane closes
• 10 p.m. – Double lane closure
• Midnight to 3 a.m. – Intermittent full traffic stops for up to 30-minute intervals
• 4:30 a.m. – All lanes open

 Exit 136 (Centreport Parkway) to Exit 140 (Courthouse Road)

Monday – Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Single lane closure for construction activities for Improve 95 projects.

 

Stafford County

Route 1 Northbound

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

Route 17 Business (Warrenton Road) Northbound, Southbound

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Mobile single northbound and southbound lane closures near the Olde Forge Drive and Short Street intersections for final median construction activities and pavement markings. Work is anticipated to be completed on Monday, but additional days are scheduled in the event of weather cancellation. Check 511virginia.org for updates.

Old Courthouse Road

Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Turn lane and shoulder closures on Old Courthouse Road between Hospital Center Boulevard and Route 1. Improve 95 project construction.

 

Spotsylvania County

 Route 17 (Mills Drive)

Sunday - Monday, 9 p.m. - 4:30 a.m. Single lane closure between Route 1 and Hospital Boulevard/Germanna Point Drive. One-way, alternating traffic directed by a flagging crew. Construction activities for I-95 overpass replacement and Route 17 widening. 

 Route 1 at Southpoint Parkway

Sunday – Monday, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. Drivers should expect delays at the intersection of Route 1 and Southpoint Parkway for signal work.  Local police and a flagging crew will direct traffic at the intersection. 

Route 3 (Plank Road)

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. – 5 a.m.  Drivers on Route 3 should be alert to crews performing traffic signal work near Route 610 and Route 613.  All travel lanes are expected to remain open to traffic in the work zone.

Route 3 (Plank Road) Eastbound

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Guardrail repair. Single eastbound lane closure near Route 613 (Brock Road).

Route 208 (Courthouse Road) Westbound

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Guardrail installation. Single westbound lane closure near the bridge over the Ni River.

Route 608 and Route 609

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Drivers should be alert to a mobile pavement marking operation at various locations on Route 608/West Catharpin Road and Route 609/Thornton Rolling Road. 

Route 620 (Harrison Road) Westbound

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Guardrail installation. Single westbound lane closure near Route 2011 (Long Branch Way).

Caroline County

 Route 207 (Rogers Clark Boulevard) Daytime Detour

Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Route 207 southbound traffic will be briefly detoured to allow crews to pave a section of deteriorated pavement in the bridge replacement project work zone. Northbound Route 207 traffic will not be detoured. Sings will direct southbound drivers to follow Nelson Hill Road, which reconnects with Route 207.

 

Essex County

Route 360 over the Rappahannock River

Sunday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 6 a.m.  Route 360 drivers should expect alternating single lane closures with flaggers at the Route 360 bridge over the Rappahannock River located between the Richmond County line and the Essex County line.

 

Gloucester County

Sign Installation and Pavement Marking Mobile Operation

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mobile single lane closures on various routes for sign installation and pavement marking work. A flagging crew will alternate, one-way traffic on the following routes:

•  Route 605 (Indian Road)
• Route 606 (Ark Road)
• Route 613 (Enos Road)
• Route 615 (Willis Road)
• Route 623 (Ware Neck Road)
• Route 633 (Cedar Bush Road)
• Route 636 (Brays Point Road)

 

King George County

Route 218 Eastbound

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Guardrail repair. Alternating, one-way traffic on Route 218 at several locations in the vicinity Vertical Ridge Road. A flagging crew will direct drivers through the work zone.

Route 301 Southbound at the Harry Nice Bridge

Monday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Drivers will encounter a single lane closure on Route 301 southbound between Roseland Road and Barnfield Road near the Harry Nice Bridge for utility work for Maryland’s New Nice/Middleton project.

 

King William County

Pavement Marking Mobile Operation

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mobile single lane closures on various routes for pavement marking work on the following routes:

•  Route 600 (River Road)
• Route 605 (Manfield Road)

 

Lancaster County

Pavement Repairs

Thursday - Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mobile single lane closures on the following routes for pavement repairs:

•  Route 222 (Weems Road)
• Route 201 (White Chapel Road and Courthouse Road)
• Route 600 (Courthouse Road)

 

 Middlesex County

 Route 227

Sunday – Thursday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.  Drivers should expect delays on Route 227 at the bridge over Urbanna Creek for bridge repairs.

 

 Northumberland County

 Pavement Marking Eradication and Patching

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mobile single lane closures for pavement eradication at the following routes:

•  Route 634 (Spring Road)
• Route 624 (Lewisetta Road)

 

 Richmond County and the Town of Tappahannock

 Route 360 over the Rappahannock River: Downing Bridge

Sunday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 6 a.m. One-way, alternating traffic on Route 360 on the Downing Bridge over the Rappahannock River between Richmond County and the Town of Tappahannock. Bridge maintenance to repair bridge deck, bridge joints. Traffic will be directed by automated flagging assistance devices.

 

Richmond County

 Route 360 near Downing Bridge

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Single lane closure on Route 360 westbound near the Downing Bridge for guardrail repair.

 

Pavement Marking Eradication

Thursday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Drivers should be alert to a mobile pavement marking removal operation on Route 624 (Newland Road) and Route 634 (Naylors Beach Road).

 

Westmoreland County

 Pavement Marking Mobile Operation

Wednesday – Thursday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mobile single lane closures on various routes for pavement marking work on the following routes:

•  Route 604 (Sandy Point Road)
• Route 606 (Tucker Hill Road)
• Route 628 (Stoney Knoll Road)

 

Route 214 (Strafford Hall)

Monday – Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Drivers should be alert to a mobile pavement marking operation on Route 214 eastbound.

 

Route 202 (Cople Highway)

Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Drivers should be alert to a mobile pavement marking operation on Route 202 (Cople Highway) between Route 3 and Route 768.

 

Additional Construction Projects in

Fredericksburg District

 

Caroline County

 Route 207 Southbound Bridge Replacement

Route 207 is reduced to a single northbound and southbound lane at the bridge over the Mattaponi River. Traffic is traveling in the northbound lanes while the southbound bridge is closed for a replacement project. The new southbound bridge is anticipated to open to traffic in Sept. 2021.

 Route 677 (Camp Road) Detour

Route 677 (Camp Road) will be closed to through traffic between Route 694 (Courtney Road) and Route 693 (Herring Creek Road) at the bridge over Herring Creek beginning Monday, Nov. 30. Crews are replacing existing drainage pipes with a slightly larger box culvert. Motorists should follow signs along the posted detour route, which will be in place for approximately 12 weeks, into early 2021.

Route 743 (Clifton Road) over South River

Construction began in December 2020 to replace a structurally deficient timber bridge on Clifton Road over the South River. The existing bridge is open during construction. The new bridge will be a concrete structure, and will allow heavier vehicles to cross. The new bridge is scheduled to open in Oct. 2021.

 

City of Fredericksburg

Route 3 Business at Chatham Bridge

The Chatham Bridge is closed to traffic for an improvement project. Drivers should follow the posted detour signs directing traffic around the bridge closure. The bridge will reopen to traffic in October 2021, and all construction work will be complete by April 2022.

 

Essex County

 Route 17 Corridor Improvements

Construction has begun on spot improvements to improve bicyclist and pedestrian travel and enhance traffic flow along Route 17 in the Tappahannock area. Most lane closures will be scheduled during overnight hours due to heavy traffic volumes near the Rt. 17 and Rt. 360 intersection. Project completion is June 2021.

 

Gloucester County

 Route 3/14 and Route 17 Business (Main Street) Intersection Improvement

Project to reduce driver delay and improve pedestrian access at intersection. Route 17 Business traffic now has dual left turn lanes and right turn lanes when turning onto Route 3/14. On Route 3/14, the traffic pattern approaching Route 17 Business has changes to allow for dual left turns southbound. One of the left turn lanes is a shared lane, and allows traffic to turn left, proceed straight across, or turn right. New sidewalks with handicapped-accessible ramps, crosswalks, and traffic signal equipment for pedestrian crossings will be installed. Project will be substantially complete in mid-Feb. 2021, with only paving remaining.

 

Pedestrian Improvements on Route 17 Southbound at Gloucester Point

Construction is underway on a project to build sidewalk and crosswalks along Route 17 southbound between Lafayette Heights Drive and Bellehaven Drive. Motorists should be alert for construction along the shoulder during daytime hours on weekdays and periodic single lane closures. Project estimated completion is in March 2021.

 

Pedestrian Improvements at Route 17 and Route 17 Business (Main Street)

Construction is underway on a project to build sidewalk, crosswalks, pedestrian refuge islands, and new pedestrian crossing equipment at the northern intersection of Route 17 and Route 17 Business, and at Route 17 and McFadden Way. Motorists should be alert for construction during daytime hours on weekdays, as well as for periodic single lane closures and temporary traffic pattern changes. Project estimated completion is in March 2021.

 

Gloucester County and Middlesex County

Route 17 Southbound over Dragon Run

Route 17 southbound is reduced to a single lane for a bridge rehabilitation project over Dragon Run. The bridge is located at the county line between Gloucester County and Middlesex County. Project estimated completion is Aug. 2021.

 

Gloucester County and King and Queen County

 Route 14 Bridge Replacement over Poropotank Creek

Route 14 is closed to through traffic at Poropotank Creek for a bridge replacement project. The bridge is located at the Gloucester County and King and Queen County line. Traffic is detoured to use Route 17 and Route 33 during the project. The road is scheduled to reopen in July 2021.

 

King William County

Route 30 and Route 360 Intersection Improvement

Construction is underway to improve the intersection of Route 30 and Route 360. The project will build dedicated right and left turn lanes and through lanes for eastbound Route 30, and will modify turn lanes on Route 360. A sidewalk will be built along Route 30 to allow pedestrians to cross Route 360. The project will be completed in June 2021.

 

Route 608 (Locust Hill Road)

A portion of Route 608 (Locust Hill Road) over Dorrell Creek is closed to allow crews to replace two large pipes. Locust Hill Road is closed to through traffic between Route 609 (Smokey Road) and Route 628 (Dorrell Road). Construction will be underway through early 2021. Signs are posted along the recommended detour route.

 

Route 662 (Sharon Road)

A portion of Sharon Road is closed for reconstruction following damage from Tropical Storm Michael. A project to reconstruct a slope and replace a culvert will be advertised to potential bidders in spring 2021.

 

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.

 

Spotsylvania County

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 through June 2021. Crews are identifying locations where a future project will repair grout on the bridge. Read the news release.

 

Westmoreland County

Route 3 Passing Lanes

Construction began Jan. 4 on a project 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 late Dec. 2021.

 

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