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Culpeper District Traffic Alerts: Week of Dec. 19-23

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The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week. Traffic movements may be restricted and speed limits reduced in work zones. (NEW) or (UPDATE) indicate revisions since last week’s report.

VDOT will suspend most highway work zones for several days during the Christmas holiday travel period to provide as many travel lanes as possible. Lane closures will be lifted on interstates and other major roads from noon Friday, Dec. 23 to noon Tuesday, Dec. 27. For more information, see the news release.

Culpeper District traffic information is also available on Twitter at @VaDOTCulp and on VDOT’s website at www.virginiadot.org/travel/travel_alerts/culpeper/default.asp.

Albemarle County, City of Charlottesville

For more information about these projects and related traffic impacts, visit www.route29solutions.org or contact Lou Hatter, Communications Manager, 540-717-2890, [email protected].

Route 29 widening – Travel lanes are narrowed and shoulders are closed between Route 643 (Polo Grounds Road) and Route 1719 (Towncenter Drive) and the speed limit is reduced to 40 mph within the work zone. Expect intermittent single lane closures Monday through Friday between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. Motorists should remain alert and use caution through the work zone.

(UPDATE) Berkmar Drive Extended – Intermittent traffic restrictions on Rio Mills Road during delivery of materials; traffic controlled by flaggers. On Towncenter Drive in the vicinity of the roundabout, motorists should be alert for dump trucks and other equipment entering and exiting the roadway.

Hillsdale Drive Extended – Obey traffic controls and expect minor delays on Hillsdale Drive, Hydraulic Road, India Road, Zan Road, Greenbrier Drive, Pepsi Place and Seminole Court. For project updates, visithttp://hillsdaledrive.org.

 

Albemarle County

(NEW) Route 29 (Monacan Trail Road) – Mobile tree trimming operations from Route 745 (Poorhouse Road) to Frontage Route 178 (Gold Eagle Drive). Monday from noon to 3:30 p.m., expect lane closures.

(NEW) Route 250 (Rockfish Gap Turnpike) – Mobile tree trimming operations at Route 751 (Brownsville Road). Monday from 9 a.m. to noon, expect lane closures.

 

Culpeper County

(UPDATE) Route 3 (Germanna Highway) – Roadway widening to four lanes from Stevensburg to Lignum. Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon, stay alert for lane closures from 0.9 mile west of Route 663 (Stevensburg Road) to Route 669 (Carrico Mills Road). Traffic will be controlled by flagging. Speed limit reduced to 45 mph in the work zone. Motorists should be alert for workers near the travel lanes and for trucks entering and exiting the highway.

(UPDATE) Route 3 (Germanna Highway) – Signal hardware upgrades at Route 522 (Zachary Taylor Highway). Monday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., stay alert for workers near the roadway.

(UPDATE) Route 29 (James Madison Highway) – Construction of new interchange at Route 666 (Braggs Corner Road). Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to noon, intermittent lane closures will occur on Route 29 and Route 666. Speed limit reduced to 35 mph on Route 666 and to 50 mph on Route 29 through the work zone. Anticipated completion August 2017.

(NEW) Route 229 (Rixeyville Road) – Signal hardware upgrades at intersection of Route 694 (Eggbornsville Road) and Route 729 (Ira Hoffman Lane). Monday from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., stay alert for workers near the roadway.

(NEW) Route 229 (Rixeyville Road) – Signal hardware upgrades at Achievement Drive. Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., stay alert for workers near the roadway.

(UPDATE) Route 229 (North Main Street) – Roadway widening to four lanes. Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 7 a.m. to noon, occasional lane closures with flagging will occur through the work zone. Stay alert for workers near the travel lanes and for trucks entering and exiting the highway. Anticipated completion August 2017.

Route 685 (Fleetwood Heights Road) – Rehabilitating bridge over Flat Run. Road closed to through traffic. Drivers west of the bridge should use Route 663 (Alanthus Road) to Route 15/29 (James Madison Highway) and turn left on Route 676 (Beverley Ford Road), which carries traffic back to Route 685. Motorists on the east side of the bridge should reverse the detour. Driveway access will be maintained for local traffic. Anticipated completion Dec. 23.

 

Fauquier County

(NEW) Route 29 (James Madison Highway) – Signal hardware upgrades at Route 651 (Freemans Ford Road). Tuesday from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., stay alert for workers near the roadway.

(UPDATE) Route 245 (Old Tavern Road) – Rehabilitating bridge over Broad Run. A temporary traffic signal is in place to control two-way traffic through the work zone. Motorists should obey traffic controls and use caution traveling through the work zone. Anticipated completion April 2017.

(NEW) Route 741 (Enon School Road) – Pipe replacement at Route 739 (Swains Road). Monday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., traffic reduced to one lane controlled by flagging.

 

Fluvanna County

(UPDATE) Route 15 (James Madison Highway) – Construction of roundabout at Route 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway). Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from 7 a.m. to noon, motorists can expect intermittent lane closures controlled by flagging. Anticipated completion August 2017.

 

Greene County

(UPDATE) Route 29 (Seminole Trail) – Mobile tree trimming operations in both directions from Route 607 (Cedar Grove Road) to Route 633 (Dairy Road). Monday through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., expect right lane closures.

 

Louisa County

Route 33 (Jefferson Highway) – Utility company performing communications cable work from Route 767 (School Bus Road) to the Hanover County line. Shoulder closures and intermittent lane closures with flagging. Use caution when traveling near the work zone.

 

Madison County

(UPDATE) Route 230 (Wolftown-Hood Road) – Rehabilitating the bridge over the Conway River.  A temporary traffic signal is in place to control two-way traffic through the work zone. Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from 7 a.m. to noon, expect lane closures in both directions between the Greene County line and Route 666 (Pea Ridge Road). Motorists should obey traffic controls, use caution traveling through the work zone and expect minor delays. Anticipated completion November 2017.

 

Orange County

(NEW) Route 3 (Germanna Highway) – Signal installation work at Lake of the Woods. Monday from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., expect intermittent west bound lane closures. Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., traffic controlled by flagging. Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures and brief delays while crews work to install signals and overhead mast arms.

Road conditions and other real-time travel information can be found on the 511 Virginia website, the free VDOT 511 mobile app or by calling 511 from any phone in Virginia. VDOT updates are also on Facebook and the district’s Twitter account, @VaDOTCulp.

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