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VDOT Hot Spots

by | Dec 31, 2017 | Traffic

From VDOT: Hot Spots for December 31, 2017 – January 6, 2018.

 

Interstate 95 (Exit 140/Courthouse Road)

Work is underway on a project to improve the I-95 interchange at Exit 140 (Route 630/Courthouse Road). The project includes building a diverging diamond interchange at Exit 140, relocating the Courthouse Road and Route 1 intersection to the south to align with Hospital Center Boulevard, and widening Courthouse Road to four lanes from Cedar Lane to Ramoth Church Road.

Route 630 (Courthouse Road)

 (New) Tuesday, 12 p.m. ˗˗ 2 p.m., Wednesday ˗˗ Thursday,  8:30 a.m. ˗˗ 2 p.m., and Friday, 8:30 a.m. ˗˗ 12 p.m. Expect alternating, one-way traffic on Courthouse Road between Cedar Lane and Walpole Street for grading and pipe work as part of the widening project. Flaggers will direct drivers through the work zone. Expect brief delays.

Winding Creek Road

(New) Wednesday ˗˗ Thursday,  9 a.m. ˗˗ 3 p.m., Expect alternating, one-way traffic on Winding Creek Road for grading and pipe work as part of the widening project. Flaggers will direct drivers through the work zone. Expect brief delays.

 

Interstate 95 Bridge Rehabilitation Project

Work is underway to improve the deck and substructure on several bridges located on I-95 in Stafford and Spotsylvania.

Stafford County: I-95 Bridge over Potomac Creek at mile marker 137

The I-95 bridges over Potomac Creek are located just before Exit 136 (Centreport Parkway) at mile marker 137.

  • ­   I-95 Northbound: 

o   Wednesday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m. ˗˗ 3:30 p.m.

  • Expect alternating, single lane closures.

Interstate 95 Exit 130/Route 3/Fredericksburg Interchange Improvement Project 

Construction is underway to improve safety on Interstate 95 and Route 3 at the Exit 130 interchange in Fredericksburg. Motorists should be prepared for the following lane closures, construction activity, and temporary traffic shifts on Route 3, I-95 at Exit 130 and/or Central Park shopping area.

Route 3 Westbound to I-95 Northbound

(New) Wednesday, 7 a.m. ˗˗ 2 p.m.  Motorists should be alert to a slight traffic switch on the ramp to I-95 northbound from Route 3 westbound. All travel lanes and the on-ramp will remain open. The slight traffic shift is needed to push traffic to the west to the new ramp alignment.

Interstate 95 at Exit 118/Mudd Tavern Road Widening and Bridge Replacement Project

Crews are working to improve the interchange on Interstate 95 at Exit 118 (Mudd Tavern Road). The project will build a new I-95 overpass and improve on and off-ramps on Mudd Tavern Road, improve Mudd Tavern Road east of I-95, and Mallard Road.

Interstate 95 Northbound at Exit 118

Wednesday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.  A single, left lane on I-95 northbound will be closed at the interchange for construction activities. Expect brief delays.

Route 606 (Mudd Tavern Road)

Wednesday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Expect alternating, one-way traffic on Mudd Tavern Road near the Exit 118 interchange. Flaggers will direct drivers through the work zone. Expect brief delays.

Stafford County Work Zones

Routine Maintenance

Tuesday − Friday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will perform routine maintenance activities at the following locations:

  • Route 612 (Tacketts Mill Road) – shoulder repairs
  • Route 644 (Rock Hill Church Road) – shoulder repairs
  • Route 1609 (Barlow House Court) – curb and gutter repairs

Spotsylvania County Work Zones

Interstate 95 Southbound at Exit 126/Massaponax

(New) Wednesday ˗˗ Thursday, 9 p.m. ˗˗ 6 a.m. A single lane on I-95 southbound at Exit 126/Massaponax will close at 9 p.m. to allow crews to make repairs to the bridge over Route 1 followed by a double lane closure at 10 p.m. Double lane closures will end at 4:30 a.m. A single lane will remain closed until 6 a.m. Expect overnight delays.

Routine Maintenance

Tuesday − Friday, 6 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will perform routine maintenance activities at the following locations:

  • Lee’s Hill Subdivision – shoulder repairs

Caroline County Work Zone

Routine Maintenance

Tuesday − Friday, 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 (Tidewater Trail) – other maintenance work
  • Route 605 (Paige Road) – pothole patching
  • Route 633 (Bulls Church Road) – pothole patching
  • Route 632 (Edge Hill Academy Road) – other maintenance work
  • Route 721 (Newton Road) – debris pickup
  • Green Road – pothole patching

King and Queen County Work Zone

Route 608 (Clancie Road)

(Update) Tuesday ˗˗ Friday, 9 a.m. ˗˗ 4 p.m. Expect alternating, single lane closures on Route 608 (Clancie Road) near Lake Pond Road for guardrail repair. Flaggers will direct drivers through the work zone. Expect brief delays.

Lancaster County/Middlesex County Work Zone

Route 3 and Robert O. Norris Bridge

Temporary traffic signals are installed at the center spans of the Norris Bridge on Route 3 between Lancaster and Middlesex counties. Two temporary signals control one-way, alternating traffic at the bridge’s center spans 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Crews are using the closed lane to paint the center spans of the bridge over the Rappahannock River. The signals will remain in place until the end of the painting project in June 2018.

 

Mathews County Work Zone

Main Street and Church Street

(New) Tuesday ˗˗ Friday, 8:30 a.m. ˗˗ 4:30 p.m. Expect alternating, single lane closures on Main Street and Church Street near Route 14 for utility work. Expect brief delays.

Richmond County Work Zone

Route 360

(New) Tuesday ˗˗ Friday, 9 a.m. ˗˗ 4 p.m. Expect alternating, single lane closures on Route 360 eastbound and westbound near Route 624 (Newland Road) for guardrail repair. Expect brief delays.

Highway Improvement Projects

The following projects are underway in the Fredericksburg District.  For more information about a specific project visit the Fredericksburg District project page on www.VirginiaDOT.org.

City of Fredericksburg

  • Interstate 95 at Route 3 (Exit 130)

http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/fredericksburg/interstate_95_safety_improvements_at_route_3_exit_130.asp

Stafford County

  • I-95/Route 630 (Courthouse Road) Widening and Interchange Relocation

http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/fredericksburg/interstate_95-route_630_courthouse_road_interchange_relocation_and_route_630_widening.asp

  • Route 610 Widening Project

This is a Stafford County project. Details can be found:   https://staffordcountyva.gov/1559/Garrisonville-Road-Widening

Spotsylvania County 

  • Route 606 (Mudd Tavern Road) Interstate 95 Overpass Replacement and Road Improvements East of I-95

http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/fredericksburg/route_606_mudd_tavern_road_i-95_overpass_replacement_and_road_improvements_east_of_i-95.asp

  • Route 1 and Route 620 (Harrison Road)

http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/fredericksburg/route_1_and_route_620_harrison_road_intersection_improvements.asp

Caroline County/King George County

  • Route 301 at Rappahannock River

http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/fredericksburg/route_301_bridge_rehabilitation.asp

Gloucester County

  • Route 662 (Allmondsville Road) Bridge Replacement

http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/fredericksburg/route_662_allmondsville_road_bridge_replacement_project_over_fox_creek.asp

Lancaster County/Middlesex County

  • Robert. O. Norris Bridge Painting Project

http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/fredericksburg/route_3_at_robert_o._norris_bridge_painting_project.asp

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