Lynchburg District Traffic Alert: Work schedule for Dec. 21-Jan. 8

Highway work in the Lynchburg District requiring road/lane/structure closures. 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 (Lakeside Dr- Woodys Lake Rd) – Sidewalk construction beginning Jan. 4. Lane closures and delays. Estimated completion August 2021.

Route 130 over RR, w of Mad Hgts –Bridge work, one 10’ lane w/signal starting mid-Jan 2021.

Route 681 – Bridge rehab Jan. 4 through September 2021. One lane controlled by signal.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Appomattox County: 

Route 460 Bus, Town of Appomattox – Crew is working on pavement messaging.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Buckingham County:  

Route 608 (651-725) – Road closed from 8 am to 2:30 pm Dec. 21-23 for debris removal. Detour via 608, 651, 609, 725 and back to 608.

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 24 (Concord – Rustburg) – Ditching, slope and shoulder repairs. Delays possible.

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.

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:   

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:   

Route 29, near Route 56 – Crew will replace signs.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Pittsylvania County:   

Route 29, near Chatham– Crew will replace signs.

Route 29 N over Banister River – One lane, 15’ in width.

Route 29 over Pumpkin Creek – One lane closed.

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 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 15/665 turn lanes and 15/692 roundabout – Work to begin after first of year.

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.