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Traffic alert: Bridge replacement work will close portion of Route 613 in Rockingham County

Rebecca Barnabi
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A portion of Route 613 (North Mountain Road) in Rockingham County will be closed to through traffic for approximately one week starting Monday, June 24, 2024.

The closure between Route 259 (Brocks Gap Road) and Route 881 (Orchard Drive) will allow the Virginia Department of Transportation to replace the bridge over Tusing Run with a box culvert.

Detour will be as follows:

  • Traveling south on Route 259 for 3 miles, turn left onto Route 617 (Spar Mine Road) for 2.6 miles, turn left onto Route 42 (North Main Street, Timberville), turn immediate left onto Route 881, drive 3.1 miles then turn left onto Route 613.
  • Traveling north on Route 613, turn right onto Route 881 for 3.8 miles, turn right onto Route 42, turn immediate right onto Route 617, drive 2.6 miles then turn right onto Route 259.

Rebecca Barnabi

Rebecca Barnabi

Rebecca J. Barnabi is the national editor of Augusta Free Press. A graduate of the University of Mary Washington, she began her journalism career at The Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star. In 2013, she was awarded first place for feature writing in the Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia Awards Program, and was honored by the Virginia School Boards Association’s 2019 Media Honor Roll Program for her coverage of Waynesboro Schools. Her background in newspapers includes writing about features, local government, education and the arts.

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