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Part of Route 650 in Rockingham County closing Aug. 8 for bridge work

Chris Graham

road work transportationPart of Route 650 (Power Dam Road) in Rockingham County will close for about two months for replacement of a bridge over Stony Run. This closure is between Route 649 (Island Ford Road) and Route 650 (Three Springs Road) from Wednesday, August 8, through Wednesday, October 10. All work is weather permitting.

These detours will be in place for through traffic:

  • Drivers south of the bridge continue straight on Route 650 as it becomes Route 651 (Power Dam Road), then turn right on Route 843 (Cemetery Road), right on Route 641 (Cave Hill Road), right on Route 991 (Jacob Burner Drive) and right on Route 649 to return to Route 650.
  • Drivers north of the bridge turn left on Route 649, left on Route 991 (Jacob Burner Drive), left on Route 641 (Cave Hill Road), left on Route 843 (Cemetery Road) and then left on Route 651 (Power Dam Road), which becomes Route 650 (Power Dam Road).

Virginia traffic alerts and traveler information can be obtained by dialing 511. Traffic alerts and traveler information also are available at http://www.511Virginia.org.

The VDOT Customer Service Center can assist with reporting road hazards, asking transportation questions, or getting information related to Virginia’s roads. Call 800-FOR- ROAD (800-367-7623) or use its mobile friendly website at https://my.vdot.virginia.gov/. Agents are available 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week.

The Staunton District Twitter feed is at @VaDOTStaunton. VDOT can be followed on Facebook, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube. RSS feeds are also available for statewide information. The VDOT Web page is located at http://www.VirginiaDOT.org.

The VDOT Staunton District serves Frederick, Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Alleghany and Bath counties.




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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. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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