VDOT News - Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) recently completed construction to improve the Lafayette Boulevard and Harrison Road intersection in Spotsylvania County.

The project to expand turn lane capacity to reduce delays at the intersection finished ahead of schedule.

The $1.2 million SMART SCALE project extended the southbound right turn lane on Lafayette Boulevard from Harrison Road to Lee Street to reduce congestion for southbound traffic turning onto Harrison Road.

The project contractor was A & M Concrete Corporation out of Dulles.

To view how funded SMART SCALE projects are advancing toward construction, visit the SMART SCALE Dashboard.

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VDOT’s 14-county Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford in the Fredericksburg area; Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties in the Northern Neck; Essex, Gloucester, King & Queen, King William, Mathews and Middlesex counties in the Middle Peninsula.

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