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Area road work this week

by | Mar 30, 2026 | Region, Ted Schubel, Transportation

Interstate 95 Northbound and Southbound

Exit 104 (Carmel Church)

Saturday, March 28, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Single lane and shoulder closures to allow crews to inspect bridges over CSX railroad tracks between mile markers 103-104.

Bridge Washing

Sunday – Saturday, 7 p.m.-7 a.m. Mobile operation with alternating lane closures for bridge washing on I-95 northbound and southbound at various locations between mile markers 101-148 in Caroline, Spotsylvania, and Stafford counties.

Interstate 95 Northbound

Exit 118 (Thornburg)

Sunday – Thursday, 8 p.m.-6 a.m. Alternating lane closures for bridge maintenance at the Po River at mile marker 119.

Exit 126 (Spotsylvania)

Sunday – Thursday, 9 p.m.-5 a.m. Alternating single and double lane closures between mile markers 125-127 for milling and paving. Construction for exit 126 interchange improvements.

Interstate 95 Southbound

Exit 133 (Falmouth/Warrenton) to Exit 130 (Route 3)

Sunday – Thursday, 7 p.m.-6 a.m. Alternating lane closures on the Rappahannock River bridges for bridge maintenance.

Caroline County

Route 1

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Single lane closures between Route 639 (Ladysmith Road) and Route 207 (Rogers Clark Boulevard). Utility work under permit.

Route 17

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Alternating lane closures with flagging between Essex County line and Route 301 (A.P. Hill Boulevard). Milling and paving.

Route 639 (Ladysmith Road)

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Single lane closure. Guardrail installation near the I-95 southbound on-ramp.

Sign Work, Multiple Routes

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. One-way, alternating traffic for mobile sign work on the following routes:

Route 601 (Golansville Road) between Route 1 and Route 207
Route 601 (Penola Road) between Route 207 and Route 301
Route 632 (Edgehill Academy Road) between Stonewall Jackson Road and Paige Road
Route 640 (Industrial Drive) between Penola Road and Nelson Hill Road
Route 640 (New Baltimore Road) between Route 2 and Antioch Road
Route 652 (Ruther Glen Road) between Chesterfield Road and Old CC Road
City of Fredericksburg

Route 1 Northbound and Southbound

Tuesday – Friday, 10 p.m.-5 a.m. Alternating lane closures on Route 1 northbound and southbound between Fall Hill Avenue and Wellford Street. Intersection improvement project.

Fall Hill Avenue

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Alternating lane closures on Fall Hill Avenue between Bridgewater Street and Wallace Street. Intersection improvement project.

Tuesday – Friday, 10 p.m.-5 a.m. Alternating lane closures on Fall Hill Avenue between Bridgewater Street and Wallace Street. Intersection improvement project.

Princess Anne Street

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Alternating lane closures on Princess Anne Street between Route 1 and Amaret Street. Intersection improvement project.

City of Fredericksburg and Stafford County

Route 1 over the Rappahannock River (Falmouth Bridge)

Thursday, 8 p.m.-6 a.m. Alternating Route 1 northbound and southbound single lane closures on Falmouth Bridge over the Rappahannock River between the City of Fredericksburg and Stafford County. Bridge maintenance.


Spotsylvania County

Route 1

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Single lane closures and shoulder closures between Mudd Tavern Road/Morris Road in Spotsylvania and Ladysmith Road in Caroline. Fiber installation under permit.

Route 1 Northbound and Southbound

Thursday – Friday, 8 p.m.-5 a.m. Single lane closures on both Route 1 northbound and southbound between Southpoint Parkway and the I-95 northbound on-ramp for signal pole installation. Intermittent full traffic stops will occur between 10:30 p.m. Thursday and 4 a.m. Friday with law enforcement directing traffic.

Route 1 Northbound and Southbound

Sunday – Friday, 8 p.m.-5 a.m. Mobile lane closures on Route 1 between the U.S. Veterans Administration Fredericksburg Healthcare Clinic entrance and the Spotsylvania County and Caroline County line. Installation of raised pavement markers.

Route 1 Southbound

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Single lane closure between Route 607 (Guinea Station Road) and Route 632 (Hickory Ridge Road) for utility work under permit.

Route 3 Eastbound and Westbound

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Route 3 shoulder closures with intermittent lane closures between Route 627 (Gordon Road) and Route 20 (Constitution Highway). Fiber installation under permit.

Route 208 (Courthouse Road)

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Guardrail installation. Alternating lane closures near Corene Road.

Route 208 (Lake Anna Parkway)

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Guardrail installation. Alternating lane closures near Robert E. Lee Drive.

Route 620 (Harrison Road)

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Harrison Road will be closed daily to through traffic between Gordon Road and Old Plank Road during these hours. Residents and those with business on the closed section of Harrison Road and on Stansbury Drive will be permitted to enter and exit.

Route 627 (Gordon Road)

Tuesday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Alternating lane closures at the Old Plank Road intersection. Traffic signal inspection.

Route 636 (Mine Road)

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Alternating lane closures between Benchmark Road and Lee Drive extended. Fiber installation under permit.

Route 639 (Leavells Road)

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Flagging operation between Route 628 (Smith Station Road) and Route 748 (Three Cedars Lane). Tipperary Trail realignment work under permit.

Route 646 (Stanfield Road)

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Guardrail installation.

Route 950 (Trench Hill Lane)

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Guardrail installation.

Route 2290 (Chancellorsville Drive)

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Guardrail installation.

The Timbers subdivision

Tuesday – Friday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Alternating lane closures and traffic control by flagging crews on numerous routes throughout The Timbers subdivision for pavement patching ahead of upcoming resurfacing.

Loriella Park subdivision

Tuesday – Friday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Alternating lane closures and traffic control by flagging crews on numerous routes throughout the Loriella Park subdivision for paving.

Pavement Patching

Wednesday – Sunday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Crews will be patching pavement ahead of upcoming road resurfacing on the following routes:

Edenton Road
Gatewood Road
Horseshoe Spur
Joe Sacra Road
Winding Road

Sign Work

Monday – Saturday, 7 p.m.- 5 a.m. Mobile operation with flaggers alternating one-way traffic for sign work along the various routes:

Route 601 (Lewiston Road) between Courthouse Road and Ryland Payne Road
Route 606 (Post Oak Road) between Pamunkey Road and Old Courthouse Road
Route 608 (West Catharpin Road) between Price Road and Lawyers Road
Route 612 (Pamunkey Road) between Post Oak Road and W. Catharpin Road
Route 612 (Catharpin Road) between Robert E. Lee Drive and Mill Pond Road
Stafford County

Route 1

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Single lane closures on Route 1 northbound and southbound between Hospital Center Boulevard and Courthouse Road for fiber installation under permit.

Monday – Friday, 7 p.m.-5 a.m. Alternating lane closures between Corporate Drive and Russell Road for a bridge replacement at Chopawamsic Creek.

Route 1 at Centreport Parkway

Sunday – Monday, 9 p.m.-6 a.m. Alternating lane closures at the intersection for traffic signal work.

Route 17

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Alternating northbound and southbound lane closures on Route 17 between Poplar Road and Hartwood Church Road. Median improvements under permit.

Route 17 Northbound

Monday – Saturday, 7 p.m.-7 a.m. Guardrail installation at multiple locations along Route 17 northbound in Stafford. Single lane closures.

Route 610 (Garrisonville Road) at Parkway Boulevard

Tuesday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Alternating lane closures at the intersection for traffic signal work.

Route 616 (Poplar Road)

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Mobile lane closures for sign installation.

Route 728 (Flippo Road)
Wednesday – Sunday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Crews will be patching pavement ahead of upcoming road resurfacing between Widewater Road and Oakwood Farm Lane.

Route 1490 (Stafford Lakes Parkway)

Wednesday – Friday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Alternating lane closures with flagging for milling and paving between Route 17 (Warrenton Road) and cul-de-sac.

Route 1707 (South Gateway Drive)

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Guardrail installation near Plantation Drive. Alternating lane closures, with traffic control by a flagging crew.

Route 8900 (Centreport Parkway)

Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Guardrail installation near Mountain View Road. Alternating lane closures, with traffic control by a flagging crew.

Westmoreland County

Secondary Road Resurfacing: Cape Seal

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. One-way alternating traffic with flagging for road resurfacing using a cape seal treatment on the following routes:

Route 613 (Beulah Lane)
Route 628 (Stoney Knoll Road)
Additional Projects in Fredericksburg District

Caroline County

Route 207 Northbound Bridge Rehabilitation

Construction is underway to improve the northbound Route 207 (Rogers Clark Boulevard) bridge over the Mattaponi River. The project will replace steel plate girders, concrete deck, railing, bridge approaches, and make substructure repairs. Northbound Route 207 traffic is diverted to cross the Mattaponi River using the Route 207 southbound bridge, with one travel lane open in each direction. During the closure, Route 207 northbound will remain closed until the completion of the project. Work is expected to be complete in June 2026.

City of Fredericksburg

Route 1 at Fall Hill Avenue, and

Route 1 at Princess Anne Street and Hanson Avenue

Intersection improvement projects are underway on Route 1 at the intersections with Fall Hill Avenue and Princess Anne Street/Hanson Avenue. Construction will be complete by June 2026. Intermittent single lane and shoulder closures will be needed at times, but most lane closures will occur overnight, and outside of peak weekday commute times.


Spotsylvania County

I-95 Exit 126 Area Improvements

Route 1 is being widened to six lanes near the I-95 exit 126 interchange. This will provide space to build a second left turn lane for Route 1 traffic entering I-95 northbound and southbound. An auxiliary lane will be built on I-95 northbound from the on-ramp to the Route 208 (Courthouse Road) overpass to help entering vehicles merge with interstate traffic. The I-95 northbound and southbound on-ramps will be widened to receive traffic from dual left turn lanes. Two noise barriers will be built along I-95 southbound. Project completion in Sept. 2027.

Route 620 (Harrison Road) Reconstruction and Widening

Harrison Road is being widened to four lanes between Gordon Road and Old Plank Road. The project will build a center turn lane along Harrison Road and additional through travel lanes at the Old Plank Road and Gordon Road intersections, and extend the current turn lanes at these intersections. Sidewalks will be built along Harrison Road, and pedestrian crossing signal equipment and crosswalks will be added at the Old Plank Road and Gordon Road intersections. Project completion in late summer 2026.

Stafford County

Route 1 Bridge Replacement at Chopawamsic Creek

Construction is starting in March 2026 on a $13.9 million project to replace the four-lane Route 1 bridge over Chopawamsic Creek. The bridge is located just south of the Prince William County line and is near Quantico Marine Corps Base. Construction will be completed in June 2028. Four travel lanes will remain open at most times during construction, with periodic lane closures needed during off-peak times as traffic is shifted to complete the bridge construction in phases.

Route 1 at Telegraph Road and Woodstock Lane

Construction is underway to realign the intersection of Route 1 and Telegraph Road, and to widen Route 1 at Woodstock Lane to build a southbound left turn lane and to make access management improvements. New traffic signal equipment will be installed at Telegraph Road and dual left turn lanes will be built from Telegraph Road onto Route 1 southbound. A left turn lane is being built from Route 1 southbound into Woodstock Lane. At Woodstock Lane, a concrete median will be installed on Route 1 to restrict turning movements. Stafford County is locally administering this project. Project completion in fall 2026. Visit the county project page.

Route 1 and Courthouse Road Intersection Improvement Project

Construction is underway to widen Route 1 and provide improvements at the intersection of Route 1 and Courthouse Road, and at the intersection of Route 1 and Bells Hill Road/Hope Road. Route 1 will be improved to have four lanes with a concrete median separating northbound and southbound traffic, with dedicated left turn lanes onto Courthouse Road, Bells Hill Road and Hope Road. Improvements will also be made on eastbound and westbound Courthouse Road approaching Route 1. An 8-foot-wide sidewalk will be installed along Route 1, with crosswalks. Stafford County is locally administering this project. Project completion in summer 2027. Visit the county project page.

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