Lynchburg District Traffic Alert: Week of Dec. 14-18

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: 

Please note districtwide activities above. 

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:   

Please note districtwide activities above. 

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.