Home Lynchburg District Traffic Alert: Work schedule for week of July 12-16
News

Lynchburg District Traffic Alert: Work schedule for week of July 12-16

Contributors
road work
(© Daniel Avram – stock.adobe.com)

Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures planned 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 will include, but are not limited to bridge/guardrail maintenance, brush/tree/limb cutting, pothole/surface/shoulder work, work orders, mowing, boom axing, drainage repairs/work and roadside cleanup.

Amherst County:   

Route 29 Bus (Lakeside Dr-Woodys Lake Rd) – Sidewalk construction. Lane closures, delays. Estimated completion November 2021.

Route 681 – Bridge rehab through September 24, 2021. One 10’6” lane controlled by signal.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Appomattox County: 

Route 460 (707–Prince Edward line) – Shoulder widening, rumble strips. Est. comp. – Nov 2021.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Buckingham County:  

Route 636/15 – Turn lane project. Fixed completion October 15, 2021.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Campbell County:   

Route 29 N over NSRR, near airport – Bridge and approach work; est. comp. May 2023.

Route 29 S (683- Pitts Co. line) & 29 N (Pitts. Co. line to 699) – Pruning & small tree removal. Estimated completion Sept. 25. Lane, shoulder closures.

Route 460 W (793-Concord Turnpike) – Milling/paving will start July 11.

Route 622 – Reconstruction. Bridge traffic on new alignment. Delays possible. Est. comp. – Sept 2021.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Charlotte County:    

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Cumberland County:   

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Halifax County:   

Route 57 over Sandy Creek – Bridge work, one lane & temporary signal. Est. comp. – early July.

Route 360 and other routes – Litter pick up may result in delays. Be alert to presence of crew.

Routes 501 & 610 – Passing lane project. Slow down, use caution during variable road conditions & frequent changes in traffic pattern. Speed limit reduced to 35 mph at all times during construction. Route 610 connections to 501 closed; one-way detour via Route 610/643 estimated to begin mid-July. Fixed completion- May 5, 2023.

Route 626 – Alignment improvements. Estimated completion – October 8, 2021.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Lynchburg:

Route 29/460 (Campbell Ave–Concord Turnpike) – Bridge replacement over railroad. Northbound 29/eastbound 460 speed limit 45 mph. Paving operations will occur from 7 pm-6 am beginning July 9 and ending July 12. Law enforcement will assist; alternating lane closures. 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 57 over Cherrystone Creek – Bridge repairs.

Route 58 and other routes – Litter pick up may result in delays. Be alert to presence of crew.

Route 686 (640-1084) – Closed July 19-August 20 for bridge replacement. Detour via 640, 682 to 686.

Route 690 over Mill Creek – Weight limit lowered to 8 tons.

Route 768 (672-608), Gretna AHQ – July 6-28, crew will replace pipe. Detour via 672 & 608.

Route 794 (40-790), Gretna AHQ – Road closed 8 am-5 pm each day for shoulder widening. Detour via 40, 799 & 790.

Route 1308 (40-1310) – Closed beginning 6/28 for approx. 7 weeks for culvert replacement. Detour via

1310, 792, 29 Bus, and 40 to 1308.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Prince Edward County:   

Route 15/665 turn lanes and 15/692 roundabout – Construction. Fixed comp.  Nov. 11, 2022.

Route 604– Pavement and shoulder widening.

Please note districtwide activities above. 

Contributors

Contributors

Have a guest column, letter to the editor, story idea or a news tip? Email editor Chris Graham at [email protected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandora and YouTube.

Latest News

George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Arts, Local

George Thorogood & The Destroyers bringing ‘Baddest Show on Earth’ to Charlottesville

Arts, Local

No day but today: The Wayne Theatre presents “Rent” in Waynesboro

The Wayne Theatre prepares to take audiences back to the 1990s and the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. 

donald trump ben cline pic
Local, Politics, Virginia

Ben Cline applauds Trump effort to boost Russia, China misinformation campaign

Ben Cline thinks “government has no business targeting free speech.” Except when the “free speech” is woke, amirite? Cline, our feckless Sixth District MAGA congressman, tweeted on Friday about the Trump administration’s move to close down the Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference office at the State Department, which the MAGAs have been whining about...

Arts, Local

Staunton: The Arcadia Project requests $30K in 2026 budget for restoration costs

rocket in space
Virginia

Is there life out there? Astronomers find evidence that might silence skeptics

jmu
Local, Politics, Virginia

JMU’s MAGA Board of Visitors votes to dismantle school’s DEI office

deion sanders
Football

Deion Sanders plays the portal victim game with, of all schools, Virginia