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Lynchburg District Traffic Alert: Aug. 24-28

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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 – Shoulder widening, rumble strip installation. Completion Nov 2020.

Routes 29 and 210 – Milling and paving will take place July 20 – September 1.

Route 56 – Paving operations.

Routes 29 Bus (130 to Lynchburg limits) – Mowing operations. Delays possible.

Route 635 (60 – 688) and 647 – Surface repairs.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Appomattox County: 

Route 460 @ 647, Hummingbird Ln – Right lane closure on US 460 W for turn lane project.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Buckingham County:  

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Campbell County:   

Route 24/501 – Crew will mow and boom axe. Watch for slow moving equipment.

Routes 24 near Evington and 29 near Altavista – Crew will work signs.

Route 29 Bus., Altavista –Closed w/detour during bridge replacement. Est. comp. May 2021.

Hill-n-Dale Road, Thomas Terrace Subdivision – Pipe replacement.

Route 607 – Crew will work Rural Rustic project.

Route 622 – Reconstruction & bridge over Flat Creek. Single lane w/ traffic signal at eastern end of projects. Closed to thru traffic until further notice. Delays possible. Est. comp. Sept. 2021. 

Route 652 – Detour in place Aug. 24-Sept. 4 for pipe replacement.

Route 660 (29/460 – 665) – Closed Aug. 10-Sept. 4 for bridge work. Detour 665, 501, & 29/460.

Please note districtwide activities above.                                                

Charlotte County:    

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Cumberland County:   

Routes 635 & 653 – Crew will work on Rural Rustic projects.

Route 644 (631 – 600) – Road closed Aug. 3 – Sept. 11 for bridge replacement. Detour via Routes 631, and 600 to 644.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Halifax County:   

Routes 58 & 119, Cluster Springs AHQ – Crew will boom axe.

Route 501, Town of Halifax – Delays, lane closures, changes in traffic pattern may occur due to streetscape project.

Route 601 – Roadway alignment project.

Routes 658 & 698, Cluster Springs AHQ – Plant mix operations will take place.

Route 736 (737 – 734) – Road closed 9/8 – 10/30 for culvert replacement. Detour in place.

Route 959, Cluster Springs AHQ – Crew work Rural Rustic project.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Lynchburg:

Route 29/460 (Campbell Ave – Concord Turnpike) – Bridge replacement project over railroad starting June 1. Northbound 29/eastbound 460 speed will be 45 mph. Completion July 31, 2023.

Route 460 W (Martin St. – Candlers Mtn. Rd.) – Milling and paving will begin August 30.

Nelson County:   

Routes 6, 56 & 151 – Crew will mow.

Route 29 – Milling and paving will take place July 20 – September 1.

Route 56 (689-814) – Milling and paving operations may create delays.

Route 645 – Crew will work Rural Rustic project.

Route 655 – Crew will boom axe.

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 29, Mt. Airy AHQ – Crew will mow.

Route 40 over Pigg River – Traffic pattern change, 45 mph. Comp. structure- summer 2020.

Route 57 (Town of Chatham – Henry Co. line) – Crew will paint long lines.

Route 58 @ Route 311 – Turn lane construction will take place. Comp. 12/18/2020.

Route 626 (809 – 40) – Closed 7am – 5 pm each weekday through Sept. 2. Detour in place via 8809, 629, 890, and 40 back to 626.

Routes 654 & 935, Gretna AHQ; Routes 897 & 970, Kentuck AHQ; and Route 885, Mt. Airy AHQ – Crews will install pipe.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Prince Edward County:   

Route 460 intersection @ Route 307 – Intersection reconstruction underway. Comp. 11/20/2020.

Route 721 – Crew will work Rural Rustic project.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

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