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Augusta County: Portion of Route 612 closed two days next week for pipe replacement

Chris Graham
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VDOT announced that the portion of Route 612 between Route 784 and Route 608 in the New Hope area will be closed during the daytime hours for two days next week to allow crews to replace multiple pipes that run across the road.

The closures will be Tuesday, Oct. 25, and Wednesday, Oct. 26, between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day.

Message boards will be placed at Route 608 and Route 784 alerting the public of the temporary closure and detour options.

Traffic heading west on Route 612 will turn left onto Route 784 (Pine Bluff Road), then right onto Route 785 (Madrid Road) until reaching Route 608 (Long Mea:30dow Road/Battlefield Road).

Traffic heading east on Route 612 will turn right onto Route 608 (Battlefield Road/Long Meadow Road), then left onto Route 785 (Madrid Road) until reaching Route 784 (Pine Bluff Road).

All work is weather permitting.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019, and Team of Destiny: Inside Virginia Basketball’s Run to the 2019 National Championship, and The Worst Wrestling Pay-Per-View Ever, published in 2018. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].