The 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. Items in italics contain new or updated information.
Culpeper District traffic information is also available on Twitter at @VaDOTCULP and on VDOT’s website at:www.virginiadot.org/travel/travel_alerts/culpeper/default.asp.
Albemarle County
Interstate 64 – Installation of communications conduit in median. Left shoulder closed in both directions from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday from mile marker 107 (Crozet exit) to mile marker 94 in Augusta Co. Motorists should keep right and use caution approaching the work zone. Anticipated completion July 2015.
Routes 20, 665, 719 – Trimming. Motorists should be aware of mobile work zones and slow-moving equipment along the road shoulders. Reduce speed and follow traffic controls. Brief delays are possible.
Route 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway) – Debris removal. Motorists should obey traffic controls.
Routes 600, 640 – Pipe cleaning. Motorists should obey traffic controls and expect minor delays.
Route 616 (Black Cat Road) – Replacement of bridge over Buckingham Branch Railroad. Road closed at the bridge beginning Jan. 19 with traffic detoured via Route 250 (Richmond Road). Anticipated completion Oct. 15.
Routes 637, 736 – Machining of gravel roads. Motorists should obey traffic controls and expect minor delays.
Routes 688, 781 – Shoulder repair and ditching. Motorists should be alert for mobile work zone and construction equipment entering and exiting the highway.
Route 743 (Earlysville Road) – Pavement patching. Flagging will occur. Motorists should slow down as they approach the work zone and expect brief delays.
Town of Culpeper
Routes 15/29 Business, 229 – Construction of roundabout at intersection. One lane of roundabout is now open. Intermittent lane closures on Route 15/29 Business and Route 229 will occur between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Motorists should obey traffic controls and proceed with caution through the work zone.
Fauquier County
Route 651 (Sumerduck Road) – Replacement of bridge over Sumerduck Run. Road closed with traffic detoured using Route 17 (Marsh Road) to Route 634 (Courtneys Corner Road) and back to Route 651. Anticipated completion April 2015.
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 October 2015.
Route 6 (West River Road) – Replacement of the Hardware River bridge. Temporary lane closures may occur, with traffic controlled by flaggers. Anticipated completion May 2015.
Routes 15, 53, 649 – Shoulder repair and ditching. Motorists should be alert for mobile work zone and construction equipment entering and exiting the highway.
Greene County
Route 33 (Spotswood Trail) – Trimming. Motorists should be aware of mobile work zones and slow-moving equipment along the road shoulders. Reduce speed and follow traffic controls. Brief delays are possible.
Routes 601, 614, 624, 629, 630, 632, 634, 638, 642, 650 – Machining of gravel roads. Motorists should obey traffic controls and expect minor delays.
Route 667 (Middle River Road) – Pavement patching. Flagging will occur. Motorists should slow down as they approach the work zone and expect brief delays.
Louisa County
Routes 607, 613, 626, 630, 631 – Shoulder repair. Motorists should be alert for mobile work zone and construction equipment entering and exiting the highway.
Route 601 (Paynes Mill Road) – Trimming. Motorists should be aware of mobile work zones and slow-moving equipment along the road shoulders. Reduce speed and follow traffic controls. Brief delays are possible.
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. Motorists should use caution as they approach the work zone.
Orange County
Routes 231, 647 – Pipe replacement. Motorists should obey traffic controls and expect minor delays.
Real-time road conditions and weather forecasts are available on VDOT’s traffic and travel web site, www.511Virginia.org. The site also has live traffic camera images for many major highways including Interstate 64, I-66 and Routes 29 and 250 in Central Virginia. Motorists can call 511 from any telephone in Virginia for road and traffic conditions on all major highways in the state. Call 800-367-7623 24 hours a day to report highway-related problems or request information about Virginia’s highways.
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