Lynchburg District Weekly Traffic Alert: Feb. 18-22

Highway work in the Lynchburg District requiring road/lane/structure closures is scheduled, weather permitting. Items in italics contain new/updated information. For up-to-date information, call 511 or visit www.511Virginia.org.

Amherst County:

Route 617 (Fancy Hill Rd) with Route 778 – Intersection closed beginning Jan. 28.

Route 622 over Beck Creek – Bridge closed for emergency repairs. Detour via routes 648 & 663.

Route 778 over Buffalo River (Poor House Farm Rd to Turkey Mtn Rd) – Road closed, signed detour in place during bridge project. Est. completion – November 2019.

Appomattox County:

Route 24– Crew will perform maintenance on signs.

Buckingham County:

Route 633 – Crew will work shoulders.

Various – Crews will work surfaces, and respond to customer concerns.

Campbell County:

Route 29/460 – Crew will work on ramp lights.

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

Route 501 @ Route 633 – Construction of left and right turn lanes.

Route 711 over NS Railroad – Bridge/approach work underway. Road closed; signed detour.

Route 842, Greenwell Ct – Closed. Alternate route available. Est. completion June 2019.

Charlotte County:

Route 40 – Crews will work on pavement messaging.

Route 650 – Road closed. Detour in place. Estimated completion – April 2019.

Craftons Gate AHQ – Crew will mow as weather permits.

Various – Crew will work surfaces, clean, boom axe and respond to customer concerns.

Cumberland County:

Route 600 – Closed for repairs. Detour in place. Est. completion – late winter/early spring 2019.

Various – Crew will work surfaces/ditches/shoulders, cut brush, remove debris and respond to customer concerns.

Danville:

Route 29 N over Barkers Branch – North- and southbound traffic running in southbound lanes during repairs. Slow down, follow signs and other traffic control devices. Est. comp. May ’19.

Halifax County:

Route 501/658 – Crew will work on pavement messaging.

Route 600 over Black Walnut Creek – Weight limit reduced to 16 tons.

Route 619 (603-623) – Closed. Detour via 619, 603 & 623. Est. comp. summer 2019.

Route 667 (657-649) – Closed. Detour via 667, 650, 603 & 649. Est. comp. late summer 2019.

Route 683 (680-685) – Closed-bridge repairs. Detour via 683, VA 360 & 680. Estimated completion – winter 2020.

Bethel and Volens AHQs – Crews will boom axe.

Various–Crews will respond to customer requests and work ditches, shoulders, surfaces and right of way.

Lynchburg:

Liberty Mtn Dr – Ramp to 460 E closed for roundabout project.

Odd Fellows to US 29 Exp. –Reconstruction. Storm water installation, widening and sidewalk construction underway. Temporary lane closures may occur. Bridge over railroad closed for demolition; detour in place.

Nelson County:

Route 29 – Crew will perform maintenance on signs.

Pittsylvania County:

Route 29 over Barkers Branch – Under repair. Estimated completion May 2019.

Route 29 (Gretna AHQ)– Crew will clean drop inlets.

Route 58 W (Sandy Creek) – Closed for bridge repairs. Westbound using one lane of 58 E. Estimated completion –April 2019.

Route 618 (40-892) – Closed. Detour via 606, 927 & 40. Est. comp. April 2019.

Route 655 (726-734) – Closed. Detour via 655, 726, 58, & 734. Est. comp. March 2019.

Route 656 (688 to county line) – Closed. Detour via 656, 713, & 656. Est. comp. Sept. 2019.

Route 660 – Closed for repairs until March 2019.

Route 667 (657-649) – Closed until March for pipe repairs. Detour via Routes 650, 603 and 649.

Route 685 over Georges Creek (927-868) – Road closed until late April for bridge replacement. Detour via 40, 686 and back to 685.

Route 723 (723 – 360) – Closed. Detour via 729 & 732. Est. completion – June 2019

Route 729 over Birch Creek – Closed-bridge repair. Detour via 360, 660 and 820 back to 729. Estimated completion – June 2019.

Route 730, Countyside Dr. – Closed. Temporary bridge installed by July 2019. Estimated completion of new structure – December 2020.

Route 730, Wilkerson Road – Closed. Estimated completion February 2019.

Route 732 (728-725) – Closed. Detour via 732, 725, 726, 729, & 728. Est. comp. Sept. 2019.

Route 787 (799 – 605) – Closed until Feb. 22, 2019 for pipe replacement. Detour via 605, 705 and 799.

Route 822 (1428-703)– Closed. Detour via Routes 823, 57, 1428 & 822. Est. comp. April 2019.

Route 825 (717 – 716) –Closed- repairs until September 2019.

Route 912 (360-660) over Birch Creek – Under repair. Detour via 912, 660, & 360. Est. comp – September 2019.

Route 912 – Closed until summer 2019 for repairs.

Route 1502 –Structure in design. Estimated completion – September 2019.

Brosville AHQ – Crew will push trees back.

Gretna and Mt. Airy AHQs – Crews will boom axe.

Rondo AHQ – Crew will install pipe on secondary routes.

Various –Crews will respond to customers and work surfaces/shoulders/ditches and roadsides.

Prince Edward County:

Route 460 Business near hospital, Town of Farmville – Expect intermittent lane closures during pedestrian trail project. Project completion – May 31, 2019.

Route 600 over Little Saylers Creek – Closed for repairs. Detour: 600E, 617S, 307W & 600NE. Estimated reopening of roadway is early April; however, guardrail work will remain.

Routes 612 – Road construction. Delays possible.

Route 613 –Closed for repairs. Detour: 613N, 606E, 601S, 612W, & 611NW. Road should reopen in March but guardrail and hard surfacing will need to be completed.

Various – Crew will work surfaces, cut brush, mow, remove debris and respond to customer concerns.

District-wide activities:

Bridge maintenance – Crews will perform maintenance on bridges/other structures.

Guardrail maintenance – Crews will perform maintenance on guardrails.

Line painting/pavement marking – Crews will address work orders/requests.

Signal maintenance – Crews will do preventive maintenance.