Road Work 'Hot Spots' This Week in Fredericksburg Area

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a list of "hot spots" in the Fredericksburg area this week regarding various road projects.

Here's the information:

Dec. 18 – Dec. 25, 2016

• Route 207 ˗˗ bridge over Polecat Creek

• Route 360 ˗˗ bridge over Piscataway Creek

• Route 218 ˗˗ bridge over RF&P railroad tracks

• Route 200 ˗˗ bridge over Carter’s Creek

• Route 360 ˗˗ bridge over Rappahannock River

• Route 17 ˗˗ bridge over Deep Run
• Route 1001 ˗˗ bridge over Falls Run

travel surface and avoid potholes. Expect brief delays.

Routine Maintenance

Monday − Thursday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will perform

• Route 3 (Kings Highway) – shoulder work
• Route 608 (Brooke Road) – brush cutting
• Route 616 (Poplar Road) – brush cutting
• Route 624 (Morton Road) – shoulder work
• Route 641 (Onville Road) – patching
• Route 655 (Holly Corner Road) – shoulder work
• Route 752 (Richards Ferry Road) – mowing and ditching

project. Flaggers will be present and direct traffic, expect brief delays.

Fall Hill AvenueMotorists should expect intermittent lane closures on Fall Hill Avenue between Carl D. SilverParkway and the Rappahannock Canal Monday, Noon – 3 p.m., Tuesday ˗˗ Thursday, 9 a.m. ˗˗

3 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. ˗˗ noon.

complete in January 2017.

Spotsylvania County

Interstate 95 Northbound

(New) Sunday ˗˗ Tuesday, 9 p.m. ˗˗ 5 a.m. Crews will be inspecting various sign structures

between mile marker 125, near Exit 126 (Route 1/Massaponnax) and mile marker 128. Motorists

should expect single lane closures and brief delays for the mobile work zones during these

overnight hours.

Interstate 95 Northbound

(Update) Monday ˗˗ Thursday, 9:30 a.m. ˗˗ 3:30 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. ˗˗ noon. Bridge

rehabilitation work will resume on the I-95 bridge over the Ni River located at mile marker 121,

south of Exit 126 (Spotsylvania). The left shoulder on I-95 northbound will be closed in the work

zone. All travel lanes will remain open.

Route 3

(New) Monday ˗˗ Tuesday, 9 a.m. ˗˗ 3 p.m., Crews will be working on Route 3 and Route 620

(Harrison Road) on pedestrian modifications to the intersection. Motorists need to be alert as

they approach the intersection. There may be brief delays with the right-turn lane intermittently

closed.

Routine Maintenance

Monday − Thursday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will

perform routine maintenance activities at the following locations:

• Route 17 (Mills Drive) – brush cutting
• Route 208 (Courthouse Road) – brush cutting
• Route 606 (Post Oak Road) – ditching
• Route 612 (Stubbs Bridge Road) – pipe replacement
• Route 652 (Belemont Road) – shoulder work
• Route 684 (Craig’s Church Road) – tree trimming
• Runnymeade Trail – patching
• Boxwood Circle – patching
• Fillmore Lane – debris removal

Highway Improvement Projects

City of Fredericksburg

Fall Hill Avenue Widening and I-95 Overpass Replacement Project

Construction is underway on the Fall Hill Avenue widening and I-95 overpass replacement

project. Motorists should expect lane closures and brief delays on Fall Hill Avenue between the

Rappahannock Canal bridge and Carl D. Silver Parkway (Central Park), as well as on Mary

Washington Boulevard. Project completion is January 2017.

Stafford County

95 Express Lanes Southern Terminus Extension

Construction is underway to extend 95 Express Lanes in Stafford County. The approximate 2.5

mile extension will carry traffic beyond the flyover ramp where 95 Express Lanes currently end,

just north of Exit 143/Route 610 (Garrisonville Road). The new southbound exit ramp is

scheduled to open by early 2018, and the northbound entrance ramp will open in summer 2018.

Route 610/Onville Road Intersection Improvement Project

Construction is underway at the intersection of Route 610 (Garrisonville Road) and Route 641

(Onville Road) to build additional turn lanes. Traffic has been reduced to one lane in each

direction on Onville Road. Project completion is May 2017.

Spotsylvania County

Route 1 and Route 620 (Harrison Road)

Construction to build additional turn lanes and extend existing turn lanes is underway at the

intersection of Route 1 and Harrison Road in Spotsylvania County. Motorists should be alert for

construction crews and equipment. Project completion is May 2018.

Caroline County/King George County

Route 301 at Rappahannock River

Bridge rehabilitation is underway on the James Madison Memorial Bridge over the

Rappahannock River. Maintenance will occur below the bridge deck and includes repairing

concrete, replacing bearings, shoring up rip-rap on the slope, and replacing navigation lights. All

lanes are currently open on the bridge, but single lane closures will be in place periodically.

Project completion is October 2017.

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