VDOT working to open roads closed due to last week’s ice storms

Eleven roads remain closed in the VDOT Lynchburg District due to recent storms.

“We are continuing to work with our utility partners to ensure roads are reopened as soon as possible,” Assistant District Administrator for Maintenance Gerry Harter said. “The highest numbers of closures are in the eastern part of our district.”

As of today, the following roads remain closed:

COUNTY	ROUTE	REASON
Appomattox	Route 635, Melrose Road	Power lines down
Charlotte	Route 619, Staunton Hill Road	Power lines down
Charlotte	Route 649, Coles Ferry Loop	Flooded
Charlotte	Route 665, Harvey Road	Power lines down
Charlotte	Route 691, Colonel Smith Road	Power lines down
Halifax	Route 639, Rock Barn Road	Power lines down
Pittsylvania	Route 642, Marina Drive	Power lines down
Prince Edward	Route 620, Free State Road	Power lines down
Prince Edward	Route 633, Mt. Pleasant Road	Power lines down
Prince Edward	Route 665	Power lines down
Prince Edward	Route 762, Henderson Road	Power lines down

The Lynchburg District includes the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, Nelson, Pittsylvania and Prince Edward.