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road-work-headerThe following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper VDOT 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.

Culpeper District traffic information is also available on Twitter at @VaDOTCulp and on VDOT’s website atwww.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].

(UPDATE) Route 29 (Emmet Street) – Nighttime lane closures for pipe replacement across Route 29 at the Route 250 Bypass interchange. The two left northbound lanes will be closed Monday between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.Motorists should be alert for workers and equipment near the travel lanes.

(UPDATE) Route 29 (Emmet Street) – Pipe installation in the median between Angus Road and Hydraulic Road. Intermittent left-turn lane and crossover closures will occur Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.Motorists should be alert for workers and equipment near the travel lanes.

(NEW) Route 29 (Emmet Street) – Southbound right lane closed at the Route 250 Bypass interchange Tuesday through Friday between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. during preparations for utility relocation. The ramp to Route 250 west may be closed with a detour for motorists, as needed. Motorists should be alert for detour signs as they approach the work zone and workers and equipment near the travel lanes.

(UPDATE) Route 29 (Seminole Trail) – The northbound right lane will be closed between Polo Grounds Road and Ashwood Boulevard from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday through Thursday, for drilling utility test holes.

(UPDATE) Route 29 (Seminole Trail) – Installation of infrastructure for adaptive traffic signal control system. Intermittent lane closures between Hydraulic Road and Airport Road in both directions Monday and Tuesdayfrom 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should use caution through the work zone.

 

Albemarle County

Interstate 64 – Installation of communications conduit in median. Left shoulder closed in both directions between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday from mile marker 107 (Crozet exit) to mile marker 94 in Augusta County. During this time, left lanes closures may occur in both directions between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.Motorists should keep right and use caution approaching the work zone. Anticipated completion is July 2015.

(NEW) Route 250 (Richmond Road) – Drainage pipe rehabilitation. Shoulder closures may occur near Route 682 (Gillums Ridge Road) Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorists should be alert for workers and equipment near the travel lanes.

Route 606 (Dickerson Road) – Repairs to bridge over the North Fork Rivanna River. Road closed at the bridge with traffic detoured south on Route 29 (Seminole Trail) to Route 1571 (Lewis and Clark Drive), then right on Quail Run, which carries motorists back to Route 606. Anticipated completion Aug. 1.

Route 616 (Black Cat Road) – Replacement of bridge over Buckingham Branch Railroad. Road closed at the bridge with traffic detoured via Route 250 (Richmond Road). Anticipated completion Oct. 15.

Route 637 (Dick Woods Road) – Replacement of bridge over Ivy Creek. Road closed at the bridge with traffic detoured via Route 677 (Bloomfield Road) and Route 250 (Ivy Road). Anticipated completion Aug. 4.

Route 677 (Broomley Road) – Replacement of bridge over Buckingham-Branch Railroad. Road closed at the bridge with southbound traffic detoured right onto Route 677 (Old Ballard Road), which will be narrowed to one lane near the intersection, then left onto Route 676/678 (Owensville Road) and out to Route 250 (Ivy Road). Northbound motorists will reverse the detour. Access to all residences and businesses will be maintained during the closure. Anticipated completion Nov. 16.

 

Routine Maintenance Activities

Motorists should expect brief delays, obey traffic controls and be alert for construction equipment entering and exiting the highway.

  • Routes 618, 620, 626, 649, 729, 2500 – Mowing.
  • Routes 627, 702, 716, 761, 795 – Machining of gravel roads.
  • Routes 635, 810 – Shoulder repair and ditching.
  • Routes 691, 740, 1250 – Pavement patching.

 

Town of Culpeper

(UPDATE) Routes 15/29 Business, 229 – Construction of roundabout at intersection. Intermittent lane closures on Route 15/29 Business and Route 229 will occur Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Motorists should obey traffic controls and proceed with caution through the work zone.

 

Culpeper County

Route 3 (Germanna Highway) – Preparatory work for roadway widening along the north side of Route 3 between Route 788 (Lignum Road) and Route 669 (Carrico Mills Road). No lane closures or traffic impacts are anticipated. Motorists should be alert for workers and equipment near the travel lanes.

(UPDATE) Route 29 (James Madison Highway) – Preparatory work for construction of new interchange at Route 666 (Braggs Corner Road). Intermittent lane closures Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Motorists should be alert and use caution in the work zone. Anticipated completion August 2017.

(NEW) Route 655 (Somerville Road) – Drainage pipe installation between Route 689 (Cedar Run Road) and Route 652 (Mitchell Road). Intermittent lane closures will occur Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Motorists should obey traffic controls and proceed with caution through the work zone.

(UPDATE) Route 775 (Ferguson Lane) – Drainage pipe installation along the route. Intermittent lane closures will occur Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Motorists should obey traffic controls and proceed with caution through the work zone.

 

Routine Maintenance Activities

Motorists should expect brief delays, obey traffic controls and be alert for construction equipment entering and exiting the highway.

  • Routes 522, 602, 610, 620, 633, 638, 649, 651, 652, 663, 666, 682, 703, 706, 721, 732, 733, 735, 1090, 1091 – Mowing.
  • Routes 522, 634, 643 – Pavement patching.
  • Routes 620, 637 – Pipe installation/repair.

 

Fauquier County

Routine Maintenance Activities

Motorists should expect brief delays, obey traffic controls and be alert for construction equipment entering and exiting the highway.

  • Routes 28, 735 – Shoulder repair and ditching.
  • Routes 55, 600, 602, 605, 652, 669, 673, 674, 675, 793, 827, 900, 1302, 1312, 1341, F-185 – Mowing.
  • Route 616 – Debris removal.
  • Routes 616, 691, 713, 721 – Pavement patching.
  • Routes 628, 645, 673, 681, 688, 694, 727, 735 – Machining of gravel roads.
  • Route 643, 670, 795 – Pipe installation/repair.

 

Fluvanna County

Route 6 (East River Road) – Replacement of the Rivanna River bridge. Temporary lane closures may occur, with traffic controlled by flaggers. Motorists should be alert for traffic controls as they approach the area. Anticipated completion Nov. 20.

Route 6 (West River Road) – Replacement of the Hardware River bridge. Temporary lane closures may occur, with traffic controlled by flaggers. Anticipated completion Aug. 14.

 

Routine Maintenance Activities

Motorists should expect brief delays, obey traffic controls and be alert for construction equipment entering and exiting the highway.

  • Routes 619, 620, 624, 639, 654, 655, 656, 680, 688, 693 – Mowing.
  • Route 631 – Pavement patching.

 

Greene County

Routine Maintenance Activities

Motorists should expect brief delays, obey traffic controls and be alert for construction equipment entering and exiting the highway.

  • Routes 33, 609, 610, 618, 619, 645 – Mowing.
  • Route 33 – Debris removal.
  • Route 1022 – Pavement patching.

 

Louisa County

Route 689 (Moorefield Road) – Drainage pipe replacement. Road closed from Route 700 (Mica Road) to the Louisa County landfill entrance on Monday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Eastbound motorists will be detoured south on Route 522 (Pendleton Road), then left onto Route 33 (Jefferson Highway) and then left onto Route 656 (Cedar Hill Road), which carries traffic back to Route 689. Westbound motorists will reverse the detour.

 

Routine Maintenance Activities

Motorists should expect brief delays, obey traffic controls and be alert for construction equipment entering and exiting the highway.

  • Routes 660, 689, 694 – Pavement patching.
  • Route 689 – Pipe installation/repair.

 

Madison County

Route 231 (N. Blue Ridge Turnpike) – Replacement of bridge over Mulatto Run. Road reduced to one lane with two-way traffic controlled by temporary traffic signals. Expect delays. Anticipated completion Dec. 18.

 

Orange County

Route 231 (S. Blue Ridge Turnpike) – Driveway pipe installation at house number 14375. Intermittent lane closures and flagging may occur Monday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Be alert for equipment and workers near the roadway.

Route 677 (Piney Woods Road) – Pipe replacement. Road closed Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., from Route 630 (Matthews Mill Road) to 0.5 mile west. Use alternate route.

 

Routine Maintenance Activities

Motorists should expect brief delays, obey traffic controls and be alert for construction equipment entering and exiting the highway.

  • Route 20 – Pipe installation/repair.
  • Routes 601, 603, 604, 611, 615, 667, 708, 711, 760, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053 – Mowing.
  • Route 688 – Shoulder repair and ditching.

 

Rappahannock County

Routine Maintenance Activities

Motorists should expect brief delays, obey traffic controls and be alert for construction equipment entering and exiting the highway.

  • Routes 211, 522 – Mowing.
  • Route 680 – Pipe installation/repair.

 

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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