VDOT hot spots in Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline, and King George for Thanksgiving week, November 20 – 26, 2016.
City of Fredericksburg
Fall Hill Avenue
(Update) On Tuesday, motorists should be prepared for a slight traffic shift on Fall Hill Avenue near the Canal Bridge. All traffic will be transitioned to the new pavement that runs alongside the retaining wall located near Forest Village Apartments. The traffic shift will allow crews to continue construction on the existing travel lanes on Fall Hill Avenue. Flaggers will direct traffic to the new pavement.
In addition, motorists should expect intermittent lane closures on Fall Hill Avenue between Carl D. Silver Parkway and the Rappahannock Canal Monday − Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Wednesday, 9 a.m. ˗˗ noon.
Mary Washington Boulevard
Monday –Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Wednesday, 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
Routine Maintenance
Monday − Tuesday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and Wednesday, 6 a.m. – noon. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will perform routine maintenance activities at the following locations:
Route 630 (Courthouse Road) – shoulder work
Route 608 (Brooke Road) – shoulder work
Route 655 (Holly Corner Road) – shoulder work
Spotsylvania County
Routine Maintenance
Monday − Tuesday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and Wednesday, 6 a.m. – noon. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will perform routine maintenance activities at the following locations:
Route 3 (Plank Road) – shoulder work
Route 601 (Lawyers Road) – brush cutting
Route 723 (Dovey Road) – machine roadway
Route 642 (Woolfork Road) – machine roadway
Route 696 (Sullivan Road) – machine roadway
Route 1758 (Middleton Drive) – tree trimming
Holly Drive – rural rustic construction
Caroline County
Route 721 (Sparta Road) Bridge Work
Motorists are reminded that Route 721 (Sparta Road) is closed to through traffic at the Maracossic Creek bridge for approximately four weeks, weather permitting. VDOT crews are upgrading the bridge with new steel beams, new timber, and guardrail. The bridge is located near Route 640 (Maracossic Drive) and Route 645 (Pendleton Road.) Signs and message boards are posted along the recommended detour route.
Routine Maintenance
Monday − Tuesday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and Wednesday, 6 a.m. – noon. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will perform routine maintenance activities at the following locations:
Route 690 (Old CC Road) – machine roadway
Route 647 (Ashville Road) – pipe maintenance
Route 601 (Reedy Mill Road) – pipe maintenance
Route 654 (Kidds Fork Road) – pipe maintenance
Route 640 (Wrightsville Road) – pipe maintenance
King George County
Traffic Signal Structure Safety Inspection
(New) Monday ˗˗ Tuesday, 9 a.m. ˗˗ 3:30 p.m. Be prepared for intermittent single lane closures at the following intersections. Crews will be conducting traffic signal safety inspections:
Route 3 (Kings Highway) and Route 603 (Fletchers Chapel Road)
Route 3 (Kings Highway) and Route 678 (St. Anthony’s Road)
Route 3 (Kings Highway) and Route 607 (Port Conway Road)
Route 3 (Kings Highway) and Madison Drive Shops
Route 3 (Kings Highway) and Route 301 (James Madison Parkway)
Route 3 (Kings Highway) and Route 704 (Ridge Road)
Route 301 (James Madison Parkway) and Route 218 (Windsor Drive)
Route 301 (James Madison Parkway) and Route 206 (Dahlgren Road)
Caroline County/King George County
Route 301 at Rappahannock River
(New) Tuesday, 6:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Motorists should expect a single lane closure on Route 301 northbound and southbound at the bridge over the Rappahannock River for work related to the bridge rehabilitation project. Expect brief delays on the bridge and at the bridge approaches.
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