
Route 29 signal near Stonefield to activate Monday
The traffic signal on Route 29 at the northern entrance to the Shops at Stonefield will go into full operation at 7 a.m. Monday.

The traffic signal on Route 29 at the northern entrance to the Shops at Stonefield will go into full operation at 7 a.m. Monday.

In an effort to provide employment opportunities, Lane-Corman Joint Venture comprised of The Lane Construction Corporation, Corman Construction, and several subcontractors will hold a job fair for the Route 29 Solutions highway improvement projects.

The following work is scheduled, weather permitting, on the Route 29 corridor in Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville during the upcoming week.

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

Highway work in the Lynchburg VDOT District requiring road/lane./structure closures is scheduled, weather permitting.

The final portion of the Southeast Connector in Rockingham County opened on July 22. Route 280 (Stone Spring Road) is now open between Route 710 (Reservoir Street) at Sentara RMH Medical Center and Route 33 east (Spotswood Trail).

On Tuesday, July 21, the Virginia Department of Transportation will close Route 671 (Millington Road) in western Albemarle County to replace a structurally deficient storm drainage pipe under the roadway.

Motorists should be alert for overnight left lane closures this week on northbound Interstate 81 near the West Virginia state line. These closures are scheduled for the nights of July 20-22 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.while crews to clean up a fuel spill in the median along the West Virginia portion of I-81.

Paving work will be done on Berkmar Drive in Albemarle County from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Sunday and Wednesday through Friday.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will close a portion of Route 649 (Proffit Road) in Albemarle County beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, July 20.
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