
Albemarle County: Route 640 bridge to close for emergency erosion work
The Virginia Department of Transportation will close Route 640 (Gilbert Station Road) for an emergency job to repair erosion at the bridge over Preddy Creek in Albemarle County.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will close Route 640 (Gilbert Station Road) for an emergency job to repair erosion at the bridge over Preddy Creek in Albemarle County.

Tonight, a contractor for the Albemarle County Service Authority will be working from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on a water main installation in the area of Route 654 (Barracks Road), from Route 656 (Georgetown Road) to U.S. 29/250 bypass interchange.

Route 706 in Albemarle County will close to through traffic on Monday for replacement of the superstructure of the bridge over a branch of the Hardware River.

Tonight through Thursday, a contractor for the Albemarle County Service Authority will be working from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on a water main installation in the area of Route 654 (Barracks Road), from Route 656 (Georgetown Road).

Gov. Glenn Youngkin today announced the start of construction on a two-and-a-half-mile extension of the express lanes on Interstate 495 between the Dulles Corridor and the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Fairfax County.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the next week.

A late-winter storm is bringing snow and high winds to the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands. Many areas could see 2-3 inches of snow, with greater amounts in the northern Shenandoah Valley and higher elevations.

VDOT will close the Interstate 81 exit 205 northbound on-ramp on Thursday from 8 p.m. to midnight. Crews will be performing pavement soil testing. This location is in Rockbridge County.

VDOT debris removal contractors are now hauling off an unprecedented amount of toppled trees and broken branches left behind from the winter storm of Jan. 3.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the next week.
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