(Stafford)- VDOT HOT SPOTS IN THE FREDERICKSBURG DISTRICT
Oct. 23 – Oct. 29, 2016
Stafford County
Interstate 95 at Exit 136 (Centreport Parkway)
(New) Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Crews will inspect the Centreport Parkway bridge over I-95 at Exit 136 (Centreport Parkway). Crews will be working from the shoulder lane on I-95 northbound and southbound. All travel lanes will be open during this inspection.
Interstate 95 at Exit 133 (Route 17/Falmouth)
(Update) Wednesday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. A single lane will be closed on I-95 northbound and southbound between mile marker 131 and 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)
(Update) Monday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. A single lane will be closed on I-95 northbound and southbound from the Prince William County line to mile marker 143 located at Exit 143 (Route 610/Garrisonville) while crews inspect the Route 610 (Garrisonville Road) bridge over I-95. All lanes will be open to traffic on I-95 southbound by 2:30 p.m.
Falmouth Bridge
(New) Tuesday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. One lane will be closed on Route 1 southbound from Route 17 at Falmouth to the Fredericksburg City limits for a routine inspection of the Falmouth Bridge over the Rappahannock River. Motorists should expect brief delays.
Blue and Gray Parkway Bridge over Rapphannock River
(New) Monday – Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. One lane in each direction will be closed on the Blue and Gray Parkway from Dixon Street to Route 3 (Kings Highway) for a routine inspection of the bridge over the Rappahannock River. Motorists should expect brief delays.
Route 3 (Kings Highway)
(New) Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. One lane will be closed in each direction on Route 3 (Kings Highway from Cool Springs Road to River Road for a routine inspection of the bridge over the CSX railroad. Motorists should expect brief delays.
Route 17 Improvement Project
(New) Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Motorists should expect intermittent single lane closures on Route 17 for signal work at various intersections between McLane Drive and Stafford Lakes Parkway. Expect brief delays in this area.
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 17 at Deep Run Creek
(New) Tuesday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Motorists will be restricted to one lane in each direction on Route 17 at the bridge over Deep Run Creek while crews paint the structural steel on the bridge. Flaggers will direct traffic in the work zone.
Route 1001 at Falls Run
(New) Monday – Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Motorists will be restricted to one lane on Route 1001 at the bridge over Falls Run while crews paint the structural steel on the bridge. Flaggers will direct traffic in the work zone.
Route 610 (Garrisonville Road)
(Update) Thursday, 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 610 (Garrisonville Road) Intersection Improvement Project
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.
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
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)
(Update) Monday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Paving will continue on Route 659. Motorists should expect brief delays in the work zone.
Route 665 (Belfonte Road Road)
(Update) Tuesday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Paving will continue 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. Construction activity will continue on Spotsylvania Avenue. In addition, motorists should be alert to signal crews working at the intersection of Spotsylvania Avenue and Mine Road. Motorists should expect brief delays.
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.
Caroline County
Route 17
(Update) Monday, 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.
Caroline County/King and Queen County
Route 721 (Newtown Road)
(Update) On Wednesday afternoon the Route 721 detour will be lifted, however motorists will be restricted to a single lane controlled by a temporary traffic signal in the work zone. This work is in connection with the construction of a new bridge over Beverly Creek at the Caroline County and King and Queen County line. The project is expected to be complete in July 2017.
King George County
Route 3
(Update) Monday – Wednesday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Paving and line striping will continue 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 218
(New) Tuesday – Saturday, 7 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Motorists will be restricted to one lane on Route 218 at the bridge over the RF&P railroad while crews paint the structural steel on the bridge. Flaggers will direct traffic in the work zone.
Route 207 at Polecat Creek
(New) Friday – Sunday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Motorists will be restricted to one lane on Route 207 at the bridge over Polecat Creek while crews paint the structural steel on the bridge. Flaggers will direct traffic in the work zone.
Westmoreland County
Paving
(Update) 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.
• Monday: Route 1320, Route 1333 and Route 1332
• Tuesday: Route 1305, Route 1307 and Route 1303
• Wednesday: Route 1306, Route 1308, Route 1309,
• Thursday: Route 1313 and Route 1314
• Friday: Route 1316 and Route 1317
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 – Thursday
From Route 620 (Black Gum Road) to Route 702 (Industrial Parkway)
• Monday – Saturday and Monday, Oct. 31 – Saturday, Nov. 5
From the Caroline County line to Route 610 (Enfield Road)
Route 600
(New) Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Crews will place stone along the shoulder on Route 600 from the Caroline County line to Route 604.
Mathews County
Route 3
(Update) Monday – Tuesday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Motorists should be alert to crews placing stone along the shoulder on Route 3 from Route 701 (Green Point Road) to Route 198 (Buckley Hall Road).
King and Queen County
Route 14
(Update) Monday – Saturday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Milling, paving and striping will continue 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.
Gloucester County
Route 14
(Update) Monday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Motorists should be prepared for brief delays on Route 14 from the King and Queen County line to Route 17 for a mobile line striping operation.
Route 198
(Update) Tuesday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Motorists should be alert to crews placing stone along the shoulder on Route 198 from Route 601 (Pampo Road) to just east of Route 673 (Freeport Road).
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) – Update
Construction is underway to build a new bridge over Beverly Creek at the Caroline County and King and Queen County line. Motorists will be restricted to a single lane controlled by a temporary traffic signal in the work zone. The project is expected to be complete in July 2017.