(Stafford)- VDOT HOT SPOTS IN THE FREDERICKSBURG DISTRICT
Oct. 16 – Oct. 22, 2016
District-wide Bridge Washing
(Update) Sunday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. Bridge washing will take place at the following locations this week. Motorists should expect intermittent single lane closures and brief delays during the overnight hours for these mobile work zones. Each bridge takes approximately two hours to wash.
Essex County
Route 17 – bridge over Piscataway Creek (Sunday)
Route 17 – bridge over Hoskins Creek (Sunday)
Stafford County
Route 1 (Falmouth Bridge) – bridge over the Rappahannock River (Monday)
Route 3 (Chatham Bridge) – bridge over the Rappahannock River (Monday)
Route 3 (Blue and Gray Parkway) – bridge over the Rappahannock River (Monday)
King William County
Route 30 – bridge over the Pamunkey River (Tuesday)
King and Queen County
Route 33 – bridge over the Mattaponi River (Thursday)
Stafford County
Interstate 95 at Exit 133 (Route 17/Falmouth)
(New) Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. A single lane will be closed on I-95 northbound and southbound at mile marker 133 located at Exit 133 (Route 17/Falmouth) while crews inspect the I-95 bridge over Route 17. All lanes will be open to traffic on I-95 southbound by 2:30 p.m.
Interstate 95 at Exit 143 (Route 610/Garrisonville))
(New) Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. A single lane will be closed on I-95 northbound and southbound between mile marker 142 and mile marker 143 located at Exit 143 (Route 610/Garrisonville) while crews inspect the Route 610 bridge over I-95. All lanes will be open to traffic on I-95 southbound by 2:30 p.m.
Route 17
(New) Monday, 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. Motorists should expect brief delays on Route 17 eastbound from the commuter parking lot to the I-95 interchange. Crews will be painting I-95 shields on the pavement at various locations. This is a mobile work zone.
Route 610 (Garrisonville Road)
(New) Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. A single lane will be closed on Route 610 eastbound and westbound from Route 1 to Mine Road while crews inspect the Route 610 bridge over I-95. Expect delays in the work zone.
Route 17 Westbound
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. A single lane will be closed on Route 17 westbound from Cardinal Forest Drive to Village Parkway for construction of a right turn lane at Village Parkway. This work is being performed under permit for a Sumner Retail development.
Route 610 (Garrisonville Road)
Sunday – Thursday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. One lane will be closed intermittently on Route 610 eastbound and westbound at Onville Road in this work zone from daylight to dusk, and again during overnight hours. Crews are placing sewer lines for the Route 610/Onville Road intersection improvement project.
Routine Maintenance
Monday − Friday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will perform routine maintenance activities at the following locations:
Route 3 (Kings Highway) – shoulder repair
Route 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) – shoulder repair
Route 635 (Decatur Road) – mowing
Route 655 (Holly Corner Road) – shoulder repair
Route 604 (Belle Plains Road) – mowing
Route 616 (Poplar Road) – brush cutting
Route 603 (Caisson Road) – shoulder repair
Route 624 (Leeland Road) – patching
Route 607 (River Road) – mowing
Route 608 (Brooke Road) – patching
Route 1264 (Parkway Blvd.) – pipe repair
Route 1374 (Culpeper Street) – shoulder repair
City of Fredericksburg
Interstate 95
Monday − Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Equipment is staged in the Rappahannock River near the
I-95 bridges to collect geotechnical samples from the riverbed. Samples are being gathered for the I-95 Rappahannock River Crossing Southbound project, which is estimated to be under construction in 2018-2022. No lane closures or traffic impacts.
Mary Washington Boulevard
(New) Sunday-Saturday, 24 hours. Mary Washington Boulevard is reduced to one lane in each direction between Route 1 and Sam Perry Boulevard. A work zone will be in place for installation of drainage structures.
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Friday, 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.
Fall Hill Avenue
Monday − Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. – noon. Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures on Fall Hill Avenue between Carl D. Silver Parkway and the Rappahannock Canal for construction activity. Flaggers will direct motorists through the work zone.
Spotsylvania County
Route 659 (Lanes Corner Road)
(New) Wednesday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Paving will take place on Route 659. Motorists should expect brief delays in the work zone.
Route 665 (Belfonte Road Road)
(New) Thursday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Paving will take place on Route 665. Motorists should expect brief delays in the work zone.
Route 721 (Grand Brooks Road)
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Work is underway to hard surface Route 721 (Grand Brooks Road). Motorists will be restricted to one lane on Grand Brooks Road. Drivers should follow direction from the flagging crew. Crews are milling the existing road and reinforcing it with concrete. This process can generate dust, which crews will suppress with water. After the concrete stabilized roadway has set, crews will hard surface the road. Work will be underway through Oct. 31.
Spotsylvania Avenue at Mine Road
(Update) Monday − Friday, 9 a.m. – 2:15 p.m. Crews will continue placing final pavement markings at the Spotsylvania Avenue/Mine Road intersection. Motorists should expect brief delays. In addition, motorists should be alert to construction crews and equipment working on Spotsylvania Avenue near the Spotsylvania Avenue/Mine Road intersection. Expect lane closures and brief delays in this work zone.
Route 620 (Harrison Road)
Monday − Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. – noon. Motorists should expect intermittent flagging and single lane closures on Route 620 (Harrison Road). Motorists may periodically encounter brief delays in the overnight hours in this work zone. This work is in connection with the Route 1 and Harrison Road intersection improvement project.
Routine Maintenance
Monday − Friday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will perform routine maintenance activities in the following locations:
Route 208 (Courthouse Road) – drainage
Route 616 (U S Ford) – mowing
Route 610 (Old Plank Road) – mowing
Route 613 (Brock Road) – drainage
Route 622 (Fairview Road) – drainage
Route 522 (Zachary Taylor Road) – patching
Caroline County
Route 17
(Update) Monday – Tuesday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Motorists should be alert to a mobile line striping operation on Route 17 eastbound and westbound from just north of Route 301 to just south of Route 675 (Hazelwood Lane). Expect brief delays.
Routine Maintenance
Monday − Friday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will be performing routine maintenance activities in the following locations:
Route 17 (Tidewater Trail) – drainage work
Route 601 (Mount Vernon Road) – mowing
Route 695 (Edwards Road) – mowing
Route 600 (Frog Level Road) – mowing
Route 633 (Nancy Wright Road) – brush cutting
Route 639 (Ladysmith Road) – brush cutting
Route 613 (Zion Road) – brush cutting
Caroline County/King George County
Route 301 at Rappahannock River
(Update) Friday, 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.
King George County
Route 3
(Update) Monday – Saturday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Paving will take place on Route 3 eastbound from just east of Lambs Creek Road to just east of Route 609 (Comorn Road). One lane will be closed in the work zone.
Route 645
(New) Wednesday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Paving will take place on Route 645. Motorists should expect brief delays in the work zone.
Westmoreland County
Route 621
(Update) Friday – Saturday and Monday, Oct. 24 – Wednesday, Oct. 26, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Crews will continue to pave, stripe and place shoulder stone on Route 621 from Route 711 (Bushfield Road) to Route 626 (Mt. Holly Road).
Paving
(New) Paving will take place at the following locations this week. Motorists should expect delays from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. in each work zone.
Thursday: Route 633, Route 723, Route 1320 and Route 1333
Friday: Route 1332, Route 1305 and Route 1307
Saturday: Route 1303 and Route 1306
Monday, Oct. 24: Route 1308 and Route 1309
Tuesday, Oct. 25: Route 1313, Route 1314 and Route 1316
Wednesday, Oct. 26: Route 1317
Northumberland County
Route 644
(Update) Monday – Friday and Monday, Oct. 24 – Tuesday, Oct. 25, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Crews will continue paving, line striping and placing shoulder stone on Route 644 from Route 645 (Gonyon Road) to Route 360.
King William County
Route 30 Paving
(Update) Crews will continue milling, paving. line striping, trenching and placing shoulder stone on Route 30 at the following locations for the next two weeks. Expect delays in the work zone from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
· Monday – Saturday
From Route 620 (Black Gum Road) to Route 702 (Industrial Parkway)
· Monday – Saturday
From the Caroline County line to Route 610 (Enfield Road)
Mathews County
Route 3
(Update) Monday – Tuesday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Crews will pave and stripe Route 3 from Route 701 (Green Point Road) to Route 198 (Buckley Hall Road).
King and Queen County
Route 14
(Update) Wednesday – Saturday and Monday, Oct. 24 – Saturday, Oct 29, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Milling, paving and restriping will take place on Route 14 from Route 33 to the Gloucester County line. Expect a rough driving surface in the work zone during the milling phase of the project.
Route 360 Eastbound
(Update) Tuesday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Crews will place stone along the shoulder on Route 360 eastbound in the vicinity of the King William County line.
Gloucester County
Route 14
(Update) Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Crews will mill, pave and restripe Route 14 from the King and Queen County line to Route 17. Expect a rough driving surface in the work zone during the milling phase of the project.
Route 198
(Update) Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Crews will mill then pave Route 198 from Route 601 (Pampo Road) to just east of Route 673 (Freeport Road). Expect a rough driving surface in the work zone during the milling phase of the project.
Middlesex County
Route 33
(Update) Monday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Crews will place stone along the shoulder on Route 33 eastbound and westbound from just east of VDOT’s Saluda Residency Office and Route 227.
Middlesex County and Lancaster County
Robert O. Norris Bridge
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Motorists will be restricted to one lane on Route 3 at the Norris for an annual bridge inspection. A pilot car will lead traffic across the bridge one lane at a time. Traffic will be stopped at the bridge approach until the pilot car returns. The inspections are scheduled to be complete by Friday, Oct. 28. Motorists should expect significant delays at the bridge.
Highway Improvement Projects
City of Fredericksburg
Fall Hill Avenue Widening and I-95 Overpass Replacement Project
Construction is underway on the Fall Hill Avenue widening and I-95 overpass replacement project. Motorists should expect lane closures and brief delays on Fall Hill Avenue between the Rappahannock Canal bridge and Carl D. Silver Parkway (Central Park), as well as on Mary Washington Boulevard. Project completion is January 2017.
Stafford County
95 Express Lanes Southern Terminus Extension
Construction is underway to extend 95 Express Lanes in Stafford County. The approximate 2.5 mile extension will carry traffic beyond the flyover ramp where 95 Express Lanes currently end, just north of Exit 143/Route 610 (Garrisonville Road). The new southbound exit ramp is scheduled to open by early 2018, and the northbound entrance ramp will open in summer 2018.
Route 610/Onville Road Intersection Improvement Project
Construction is underway at the intersection of Route 610 (Garrisonville Road) and Route 641 (Onville Road) to build additional turn lanes. Traffic has been reduced to one lane in each direction on Onville Road. Project completion is May 2017.
Route 609 (Raven Road)
Route 609 (Raven Road) is closed to through traffic for a bridge replacement project over Accokeek Creek. Raven Road is closed near the eastern intersection with Route 608 (Brooke Road). A detour around the bridge project will remain in place until late October, weather permitting. Motorists should follow posted detour signs along Raven Road and Brooke Road.
Route 1 and Garrisonville Road Turn Lane Project
Stafford County is locally administering a project to add a second right turn lane from Route 1 southbound to westbound Route 610 (Garrisonville Road). New traffic signal equipment will also be installed at the intersection. Drivers may encounter lane closures during off-peak and overnight hours.
Spotsylvania County
Spotsylvania Avenue and Mine Road Intersection Improvement Project
Construction is underway at the intersection of Spotsylvania Avenue and Mine Road for an intersection improvement project. Crews will be adding turn lanes, adjusting the existing traffic signal and renovating the sidewalk and median on Spotsylvania Avenue. Motorists should expect brief delays during daytime hours. Extended lane closures will take place during overnight hours. Motorists should expect periodic delays on Mine Road at the intersection. Project completion is mid-November 2016.
Route 1 and Route 620 (Harrison Road)
Construction to build additional turn lanes and extend existing turn lanes is underway at the intersection of Route 1 and Harrison Road in Spotsylvania County. Motorists should be alert for construction crews and equipment. Project completion is May 2018.
Caroline County/King George County
Route 301 at Rappahannock River
Bridge rehabilitation is underway on the James Madison Memorial Bridge over the Rappahannock River. Maintenance will occur below the bridge deck and includes repairing concrete, replacing bearings, shoring up rip-rap on the slope, and replacing navigation lights. All lanes are currently open on the bridge, but single lane will be in place periodically. Project completion is October 2017.
Caroline County/King and Queen County
Route 721 (Newtown Road)
Construction is underway to build a new bridge over Beverly Creek at the Caroline County and King and Queen County line. A detour is in place through late October. Motorists should follow posted signs along the detour route to Route 644 (Bagby Road) and Route 627 (Mattaponi Trail/Roundabout Route Road). The project is expected to be complete in July 2017.