Lynchburg District Traffic Alert: Week of Dec. 14-18
Published Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, 9:53 am
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Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures in the Lynchburg District. Work may be delayed/canceled due to weather or other issues. Items in italics contain new/updated information. For up-to-date information, call 511 or visit www.511Virginia.org.
District-wide activities:
Crews will perform various construction/maintenance activities throughout the district using the best practices of social distancing. Activities include, but are not limited to bridge & guardrail maintenance, brush/tree/limb cutting, surface/shoulder work, work orders, pavement messaging, mowing, boom axing, drainage repairs/work and roadside cleanup.
Amherst County:
Route 29 Business – Sidewalk construction in Madison Heights beginning m.
Route 130 over RR, w of Mad Hgts –Bridge work, one 10’ lane w/signal starting mid-Jan 2021.
Route 681 – Bridge rehab will begin after the first of the year and end September 2021.
Please note districtwide activities above.
Appomattox County:
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Buckingham County:
Route 664 (660-737) –Emergency pipe repairs 11/4/2020 – 1/29/2021. Detour 660 and 737.
Please note districtwide activities above.
Campbell County:
Route 29 Bus., Altavista –Closed w/detour during bridge replacement. Est. comp. May 2021.
Route 622 – Reconstruction & bridge over Flat Creek. Delays possible. Est. comp. Sept. 2021.
Route 652 – Closed for pipe replacement. Detour in place.
Route 687 – Repairs underway.
Please note districtwide activities above.
Charlotte County:
Route 40 – Crew will repair slope damage.
Please note districtwide activities above.
Cumberland County:
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Halifax County:
Alton, Cluster Springs AHQ – Crew will mow secondary routes.
Routes 58 & 501, Cluster Springs AHQ – Crew will make shoulder repairs.
Route 501, Town of Halifax – Delays, lane closures for streetscape project. Comp. Feb. 2021.
Route 601 – Roadway alignment project. Completion date: July 2021.
Route 642 (833-888) – Closed for repairs until Jan. 31. Detour 642, 57, VA 360, US 501 to 642.
Please note districtwide activities above.
Lynchburg:
Route 29/460 (Campbell Ave – Concord Turnpike) – Bridge replacement over railroad underway. Northbound 29/eastbound 460 speed 45 mph. Completion July 31, 2023.
Nelson County:
Please note districtwide activities above.
Pittsylvania County:
Route 29 N over Banister River – One lane, 15’ in width.
Route 29 over Pumpkin Creek – One lane closed.
Route 58 @ Route 311 – Turn lane construction will take place. Comp. 12/18/2020.
Route 607, Mt, Airy AHQ – Crew will work Rural Rustic project.
Route 607 (668 -628) –Closed for bridge construction. Detour: 607, 668, 602, 628 back to 607.
Route 621 (862-861) – Closed for repairs 11/30/2020-1/1/2021. Detour via 862, 311, and 861.
Routes 630, Mt. Airy AHQ and 930 (634 – 643), Gretna AHQ – Crews will replace pipe.
Route 642, Gretna & Kentuck AHQ – Crews will replace pipe.
Route 849 (855-851) – Closed for repairs. Detour 849, 855, 851 to 849.
Please note districtwide activities above.
Prince Edward County:
Route 625 (672 – 625) – Emergency pipe replacement from 11/2-1/30.
Route 690 (652-651) – Emergency pipe replacement from 11/17 – 1/29.
Please note districtwide activities above.
