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Road work in the area this week

by | Jul 19, 2021 | Traffic

I-95 Northbound and Southbound

 

Exit 118 (Thornburg) to Exit 133 (Route 17)

Tuesday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. Mobile single lane closure for replacement of reflective lens in pavement markers.

 

Exit 118 (Thornburg) to Exit 104 (Carmel Church)

Tuesday – Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Mobile single lane closure for pothole repair.

 

I-95 Southbound

 

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

Monday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 10 a.m., Thursday – Friday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. and Friday – Saturday, 10 p.m. – 5 a.m. Single southbound lane closure for construction activities for Improve95 projects.

 

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

Monday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 10 a.m. and Thursday – Friday, 9 p.m. – 6 a.m. Single southbound lane closure at 9 p.m. followed by double lane closures at 10 p.m. for construction activities for Improve95 projects. Double lane closures will end at 4:30 a.m. A single southbound lane will remain closed until 10 a.m. except on Friday, when all lanes will reopen by 6 a.m.

 

Exit 126 (Spotsylvania) to Exit 118 (Mudd Tavern Road)

Sunday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. Mobile operation with double lane closures for milling and paving the travel lanes south of Exit 126 at mile markers 121 to 117, which is near the Exit 118 (Thornburg) interchange.

 

Exit 126 (Spotsylvania)

Thursday, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m. Single southbound lane closure near mile marker 121 south of the interchange for guardrail repair.

 

I-95 Northbound

 

Exit 118 (Thornburg)

Thursday, 1 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. Single northbound lane closure near mile marker 119 north of the interchange for guardrail repair.

 

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

Monday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. and Friday – Saturday, 10 p.m. – 5 a.m. Single northbound lane closure at mile markers 134-135 for construction activities for the Improve95 projects.

 

Tuesday, 10 a.m. – Noon. Mobile operation with single lane closure between these interchanges to repair potholes

 

Exit 148 (Quantico)

Thursday – Friday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. and Friday – Saturday, 10 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Single northbound lane closure for construction activities for Improve95 projects.

 

Stafford County

 

Route 1 Southbound

Monday 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 17 Northbound Long-Term Lane Closure

Starting around 8 p.m. Sunday, July 18, Route 17 northbound will be reduced to a single lane between Route 1716 (Ashburn Lane) and Route 705 (Hartwood Road) for an emergency pipe replacement project. Crews estimate it will take five days to complete. Message boards will be posted to alert drivers to the long-term lane closure.

 

Route 17 Northbound Milling and Paving

Sunday Thursday, 9 p.m. – 8 a.m. Mobile operation with single northbound lane closure between Gateway Boulevard and Hartwood Church Road for milling and paving. Drivers may experience a temporary rough driving surface until crews apply new asphalt to the milled surface. Delays are possible near the mobile work zone.

 

Hospital Center Boulevard

Monday Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Single lane closures on Hospital Center Boulevard between Route 1 and Austin Ridge Drive for Improve95 projects construction.

 

Spotsylvania County

 

Route 3 Eastbound

Sunday – Thursday, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. Mobile work zone with alternating lane closures on Route 3 eastbound between Elys Ford Road and Andora Drive for milling and paving.

 

Route 639 (Leavells Road/Salem Church Road)

Sunday – Thursday, 7 p.m. – 6 a.m. Mobile single lane closures for pavement marking following recent paving work between Route 3 and Route 208.

 

Caroline County

 

Road Resurfacing

Drivers should expect alternating single lane closures on the following routes for surface treatment. Flaggers will direct drivers through each work zone.

 

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

  • Route 603 (Landora Bridge Road)
  • Route 633 (Nancy Wrights Drive)

 

Road Resurfacing

Drivers should expect alternating single lane closures on the following routes for slurry seal. Flaggers will direct drivers through each work zone.

 

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

  • Route 605 (Paige Road)
  • Route 628 (Antioch Road)
  • Route 722 (Nelson Hill Road)
  • Route 1038 (Baymeadow Court)
  • Route 1039 (Baybreeze Court)
  • Route 1040 (Watermans Boulevard)
  • Route 1041

 

Essex County

 

Road Resurfacing

Drivers should expect alternating single lane closures on the following routes for surface treatment. Flaggers will direct drivers through each work zone.

 

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

  • Route 607 (Muddy Gut Road)
  • Route 645 (Eubanks Road, Ashland Road)
  • Route 651 (Rockingham Road, Norton Point Road)
  • Route 677 (Shady Lane)
  • Route 685 (River Landing Road)

 

King George County

 

Route 609 (Comorn Road)

TuesdayWednesday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Alternating one-way traffic on Comorn Road between Stanley Road and Route 218 for installation of pavement markers and shoulder stone. Flaggers will direct drivers in the work zone.

 

Route 610 (Indiantown Road)

Wednesday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Alternating one-way traffic on Indiantown Road between Route 3 and Route 206 (Dahlgren Road) for paving and installation of pavement markings. Flaggers will direct drivers in the work zone.

 

Lancaster County

 

Route 201 (Courthouse Road/White Chapel Road)

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mobile single lane closures between the Lancaster and Northumberland county line and Courthouse Road as crews install pavement markers.

 

Route 222 (Weems Road)

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mobile single lane closures near Spencer Lane as crews install pavement markers.

 

Middlesex County

 

Route 3 (General Puller Highway)

Monday – Thursday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mobile operation for milling, paving with alternating single lane closures between Regent Road and Twiggs Ferry Road.

 

Mathews County

 

Route 14 over Burke Mill Stream

Monday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. One-way, alternating traffic at the bridge over Burke Mill Stream. Bridge inspection.

 

Route 14 over North End Branch

Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. One-way, alternating traffic at the bridge over North End Branch. Bridge inspection.

 

Northumberland County

 

Route 609 (Remo Road)

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Mobile single lane closure between Route 200 and Mill Point Drive for milling and paving.

 

Road Resurfacing

Drivers should expect alternating single lane closures on the following routes for surface treatment. Flaggers will direct drivers through each work zone.

 

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

  • Route 649 (Flood Point Road)
  • Route 664 (Wicomico View Lane)
  • Route 665 (Mila Road)

 

Richmond County and 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.

 

Westmoreland County

 

Route 3

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Single lane closure on Route 3 between Flat Iron Road and Winter Harbor Road with one-way, alternating traffic. Construction to slightly widen Route 3 to build passing lanes.

 

 

Additional Construction Projects in

Fredericksburg District

 

Caroline County

 

Route 17 Emergency Repair

An emergency repair project is underway on Route 17 (Tidewater Trail) in Caroline County between Mount Road and Ware Creek Road to stabilize an adjacent slope and drainage pipe underneath the road. Route 17 is open to traffic, but motorists can expect one-way, alternating traffic controlled by a temporary traffic signal, or intermittent direction by a flagging crew. There is no vehicle height or width restriction in the work zone, and vehicles of all legal loads may pass through this area. Repairs are anticipated to be complete in late Aug. 2021.

 

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 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 Oct. 2021, and all construction work will be complete by April 2022.

 

Gloucester County

 

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

Construction is substantially complete 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. Pedestrian crossing signal equipment scheduled to be installed in summer 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.

 

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.

 

King George County

 

Route 301 Slope Repair

Route 301 southbound near Route 616 (Washington Mill Road) has been reduced to one lane in King George County for motorist safety due to the failure of an adjacent slope. An emergency repair is underway. The lane is anticipated to reopen by early Aug. 2021.

 

Route 623 (Jersey Road)

Jersey Road is closed to through traffic near the Rt. 301 intersection for an emergency pipe replacement project. Road is anticipated to remain closed until Aug. 2021. Detour route is posted along Route 301 and Route 3.

 

King William County

 

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 is anticipated to begin in spring 2021, and will reopen to traffic in summer 2021.

 

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 September 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)

 

Northumberland County

 

Route 202 (Hampton Hall Road)

Hampton Hall Road is closed to through traffic east of Route 619 (Deer Run Road) due to damage following heavy rain and flooding on June 11. Motorists should continue to follow the posted detour route for this closure:

 

  • Route 617 (Lively Hope Road)
  • Route 600 (Gibeon Road)
  • Route 360 (Richmond Road)

 

Route 202 is anticipated to reopen to traffic the week of July 19-23, 2021 after repairs are complete.

 

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.

 

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. Crews are identifying locations where a future project will repair grout on the bridge.

 

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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