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Fredericksburg Region Traffic Alerts July 10 – 16

by | Jul 10, 2016 | Traffic

From the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). File photo copyright Fredericksburg Today.

VDOT traffic hot spots and highway improvement projects in Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline and King George for July 10 – 16, 2016.

City of Fredericksburg
Fall Hill Avenue
(Update) Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. – noon. Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures on Fall Hill Avenue between Carl D. Silver Parkway and the Rappahannock Canal for construction activity. Flaggers will direct motorists through the work zone.

Mary Washington Boulevard
(Update) Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. – noon. Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures on Mary Washington Boulevard between Hospital Drive and Sam Perry Boulevard for construction activity. Flaggers will direct motorists through the work zone.

Stafford County
Interstate 95
(Update) Monday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Crews will be installing raised pavement markers on I-95 northbound from just north of Exit 143 (Route 610/Garrisonville) to the Prince William County line. Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures in this mobile work zone.

(Update) Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Crews will be installing rumble strips on the shoulder of I-95 northbound from just north of Exit 143 (Route 610/Garrisonville) to the Prince William County line. Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures in this mobile work zone.

Route 17
(Update) Monday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. Crews will be paving and line striping on Route 17 northbound and southbound between McLane Drive and Stafford Lakes Parkway. Motorists should expect single lane closures in both directions and intermittent crossover closures in the work zone. This work is in connection with the Route 17 Widening Project.

Route 1 and Telegraph Road
(New) Beginning Monday motorists should expect intermittent lane closures and delays on Route 1 and Telegraph Road near the intersection for drainage and shoulder work. Crews will be working from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. through Friday, July 15.

Route 610 (Garrisonville Road)
(Update) Monday – Thursday, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m. One lane will be closed intermittently on Route 610 eastbound and westbound at Onville Road. Motorists may periodically encounter brief delays in the overnight hours in this work zone. Crews are placing sewer lines in connection with the Route 610/Onville Road intersection improvement project.

Routine Maintenance
Monday – Thursday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and Friday, 6 a.m. – noon. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will be performing routine maintenance activities in the following locations:
Route 658 (Arkendale Road) – road repair
Route 611 (Widewater Road) – mowing
Route 687 (Hope Road) – shoulder repair
Route 725 (Monroe Farm Road) – machine roads
Route 1254 (Anvil Lane) – grate repairs
Route 624 (Layhill Road) – boom axe
Route 628 (Eskimo Hill Road) – patching potholes
Route 654 (Berea Church Road) – road patching
Route 752 (Richards Ferry Road) – shoulder repair

Spotsylvania County
River Road
(New) Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Motorists should a single lane closure at various locations on River Road for roadside tree removal. Complete traffic stops up to 15 minutes may be needed periodically to safely remove trees and protect motorists. Crews will be working between Bragg Road and Spotswood Furnace Road.

Route 628 (Smith Station Road)
(Update) Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Motorists should expect lane closures and delays on Route 628 southbound between the CVS entrance and Courtland High School. Flaggers will be directing traffic in the work zone. This work is in connection with the Route 628 (Smith Station Road) Turn Lanes and Signal Modification Project.

Harrison Road
(Update) Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. – noon. Motorists should expect intermittent flagging and single lane closures on Route 620 (Harrison Road) for tree removal. Motorists may periodically encounter brief delays in the overnight hours in this work zone. This work is in connection with the Route 1 and Harrison Road Intersection Improvement Project.

Routine Maintenance
Monday – Thursday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and Friday, 6 a.m. – noon. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will be performing routine maintenance activities in the following locations:
Route 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) – patching
Route 17 (Mills Drive) – boom axe
Route 721 (Grand Brooks Road) – rural rustic project
Route 601 (Lewiston Road) – mowing
Route 656 (Towles Mill Road) – mowing
Route 685 (Belfonte Road) – mowing
Route 620 (Spotswood Furnace Road) – brush removal
Route 610 (Elys Ford Road) – brush removal
Route 609 (Jim Morris Road) – patching
Route 608 (Massaponax Church Road) – patching
Route 635 (Lee Hill School Road) – patching

Caroline County
Interstate 95
(Update) Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Crews continue concrete repairs on the Route 605 (Paige Road) bridge over I-95 located just south of Exit 118 (Rt. 606/Thornburg) in Spotsylvania County. Motorists can expect intermittent single lane closures on I-95 northbound and southbound.

Interstate 95
(Update) Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. Crews will continue installing raised pavement markers on I-95 southbound north and south of Exit 110 (Route 639 Ladysmith). Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures in this mobile work zone.

Route 17
(New) Monday – Thursday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Crews will be paving on Route 17 north and south of Route 719 (Mount Road). Motorists should expect delays in the work zone.

Route 1 Northbound
(Update) Monday – Thursday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Crews will continue paving on Route 1 northbound from the Caroline/Hanover County line to just south of Route 207. Motorists will be restricted to one lane in the work zone.

Routine Maintenance
Monday – Thursday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and Friday, 6 a.m. – noon. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will be performing routine maintenance activities in the following locations:
Route 609 (Rozell Road) – mowing
Route 628 (Antioch Road) – mowing
Route 607 (Villesboro Road) – mowing
Route 626 (Woodford Road) – mowing
Route 722 (Colonial Road) – mowing
Route 638 (South River Road) – mowing
Route 619 (Milford Street) – mowing
Route 654 (Colemans Mill Road) – patching
Route 752 (Jesse Lane) – mowing
Route 600 (Frog Level Road) – patching
Route 685 – ditching

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. The project will be completed in January 2017.

Stafford County
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. The project will be completed in May 2017.

Route 17
Construction is underway to widen Route 17 from four to six lanes between McLane Drive and Stafford Lakes Parkway, a distance of nearly 2 miles. The work zone extends from just south of the I-95 interchange to Cardinal Forest Drive. Travel lanes will remain open, but motorists may encounter slight traffic shifts in the work zone. This project will be completed by December 2016.

Route 1
Be alert for a temporary traffic pattern on Route 1 southbound at the site of the new Aquia Hilton. The through lanes on Route 1 southbound from just south of Port Aquia Drive to just prior to the intersection of Route 1 and Coachman Drive (at the 7-Eleven) will be shifted to the left. The continuous center lane for left turns in this area will be closed to accommodate the traffic shift. This work is related to construction of the Aquia Hilton. The pattern is anticipated to be in place through early July 2016.

Route 1 and Garrisonville Road Turn Lane Project
Stafford County is locally administering a project to add a second right turn lane from Route 1 southbound to westbound Route 610 (Garrisonville Road). The project seeks to reduce congestion and driver delay on Route 1 southbound. New traffic signal equipment will also be installed at the intersection. Construction will begin in July and conclude in September 2016. Drivers may encounter lane closures during off-peak and overnight hours.

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. The project is scheduled to be completed in May 2018.

Route 628 (Smith Station Road)
Construction is underway on the Route 628 (Smith Station Road) Turn Lanes and Signal Modification Project. The project is located on Smith Station Road near the Route 208 (Courthouse Road) intersection. Motorists should expect periodic lane closures and delays in the work zone.

Caroline County
Route 722 (Nelson Hill Road)
Nelson Hill Road is closed to traffic at the bridge over the Mattaponi River for a bridge rehabilitation project. Motorists should follow the posted detour route. Estimated completion is mid-September 2016.

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 installed in the future. Project completion is October 2017.

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