From VDOT:
Below is a forecast of road construction that is expected to cause delays from February 24-March 2. Updates to previous highway alerts are in bold.
HIGH PROFILE
Location Highway/Road Date/Time Activity Details
Chesterfield Powhite Pkwy.
Extension (Rt.
76 east) from Rt.
288 to
Richmond city
limits
6:30 p.m.-
6:30 a.m.
Sun.-Thurs.
Project
complete
Aug. 2012
Single lane
closure
Concrete
repairs
There will be single lane closures on the
Powhite Pkwy. Extension (Rt. 76 east) from
Rt. 288 to Richmond city limits from 6:30
p.m.-6:30 a.m. weeknights (Sun.-Thurs.) for
concrete repairs. More information:
http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/richmond/
route_76_concrete_repairs.asp.
Chesterfield Route 288 north
between
Ironbridge Rd.
(Rt. 10) and
Hull Street (Rt.
360)
Work has
been
suspended
for the
winter
Project
complete
Dec. 2012
Concrete
repairs
Concrete repairs on Route 288 north between
Ironbridge Rd. (Rt. 10) and Hull Street (Rt.
360) have been suspended for the winter.
Work will resume in the spring. More
information:
http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/richmond/
route_288_concrete_repairs.asp.
Prince
George
Temple Ave.
(Rt. 144) south
at the ramp to
Oaklawn Blvd.
(Rt. 36) west
Continuous
Through
early April
2012
Project
complete
Nov. 2012
Ramp closed
Drainage
work
The ramp from Temple Ave. (Rt. 144) south
to Oaklawn Blvd. (Rt. 36) west will remain
closed through early April 2012 for drainage
work. Drivers will continue on Temple Ave.
to access Oaklawn Blvd. westbound. This
project is part of the Rt. 36 improvements
project at Ft. Lee:
http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/richmond/
route_36_improvements.asp. Richmond I-95 south
between
Laburnum
Avenue (mm
79) and
Belvidere
Street (mm 76)
8 p.m. – 6
a.m.
Feb. 27 and
Feb 28
Left and
center lanes
closed
Bridge work
The left and center lanes will be closed on
I-95 south between Laburnum Avenue
(mile marker 79) and Belvidere Street (mile
marker 76) from 8 p.m. Feb. 27 to 6 a.m.
Feb. 28 and from 8 p.m. Feb. 28 to 6 a.m.
Feb. 29 for construction work on the
bridges over Laburnum Avenue and
Lombardy Street. Drivers will merge to one
lane. Expect delays.
Richmond I-95 north
between
Boulevard
(mm78) and
Laburnum
Avenue (mm
79)
8 p.m. – 6
a.m.
Feb. 27 and
Feb. 28
Left and
center lanes
closed
Bridge work
The left and center lanes will be closed on
I-95 north between Boulevard (mile
marker 78) and Laburnum Avenue (mile
marker 79) from 8 p.m. Feb. 27 to 6 a.m.
Feb. 28 and from 8 p.m. Feb 28 to 6 a.m.
Feb. 29 for construction work on the bridge
over Laburnum Avenue. Drivers will
merge to one lane. Expect delays.
Richmond I-95 south
between
Laburnum
Avenue (mm
79) and
Belvidere
Street (mm 76)
8 p.m. – 6
a.m.
Feb. 29 and
March 1
Right and
center lanes
closed
Bridge work
The right and center lanes will be closed on
I-95 south between Laburnum Avenue
(mile marker 79) and Belvidere Street (mile
marker 76) from 8 p.m. Feb. 29 to 6 a.m.
March 1 and from 8 p.m. March 1 to 6 a.m.
March 2 for construction work on the
bridge over Laburnum Avenue and to
install sheet piles at the Sherwood Avenue
bridge. Drivers will merge to one lane.
Expect delays.
Richmond I-95 north
between
Boulevard (mm
78) and
Lakeside
Avenue/Hermit
age Road (mm
80)
8 p.m. – 6
a.m.
Feb. 29 and
March 1
Right and
center lanes
closed
Bridge work
The right and center lanes will be closed on
I-95 north between Boulevard (mile
marker 78) and Lakeside
Avenue/Hermitage Road (mile marker 80)
from 8 p.m. Feb. 29 to 6 a.m. March 1 and
from 8 p.m. March 1 to 6 a.m. March 2 for
construction work on the bridge over
Laburnum Avenue. Drivers will merge to
one lane. Expect delays.
Richmond I-195/
Downtown
Expwy. east/
west between
W. Cary St. and
Meadow St.
6:30 p.m. –
6 a.m.
Through
August 2012
Single and/or
double lane
closures
Concrete
repairs
Weather permitting, there will be single
and/or double lane closures on east and west
bound traffic on the I-195/Downtown Expwy.
east/west between W. Cary St. and Meadow
St. from 6:30 p.m.- 6 a.m. through August
2012 for concrete repairs. More information:
http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/richmond/
i-195_concrete_repairs.asp.
Richmond/
Henrico
Cary
Street/Route 147
south (traffic
going towards
River Road and
the Huguenot
Bridge)
Huguenot
Road/Route 147
north (traffic
Through
fall 2012
Bridge
completion
expected in
Oct. 2013
Traffic
pattern
change
Huguenot
Bridge
replacement
The traffic pattern has been adjusted on Route
147, just north of the Huguenot Bridge and
will continue through fall 2012. Expect
delays.
Cary Street/Route 147 south (traffic going
towards River Road and the Huguenot
Bridge):
• Traffic will remain in one lane from
Three Chopt Road to just south of the
Huguenot Bridge; where Huguenot going over the
Huguenot
Bridge to the
River
Road/Huguenot
Road
intersection)
Road widens to two lanes.
• After River Road, there will be
limited left turn lanes.
• There will be a dedicated right lane
for River Road west traffic.
• Southbound drivers will have access
to the River Road shopping center via
entrance at the River Road/Huguenot
Road intersection.
Huguenot Road/Route 147 north (traffic going
over the Huguenot Bridge to River Road/Cary
Street):
• Traffic will remain in one lane from
just north of the Huguenot Bridge
until Huguenot Road widens for the
left turn lanes at River Road.
In addition, the speed limit between
Halesworth Road (south of the bridge) and
River Road/ Huguenot Road intersection
(north of the bridge) has been reduced from
45 to 35 mph for the duration of the project.
More information: http://www.huguenotbridge.org.
Richmond/
Henrico
Riverside Dr. on
and off ramps to
N. Huguenot
Road (Rt. 147
Continuous Ramps
closed.
Detour in
place.
Huguenot
Bridge
replacement
The Riverside Drive ramps to the west of
Huguenot Road will reopen with the
beginning of phase two (fall 2012). The
Riverside Drive ramps to the east of Huguenot
Road are expected to reopen in spring 2013.
When traveling from Richmond to Riverside
Dr. the detour is as follows: Old Spring Road
to Southampton Road, to back to Riverside
Drive. When traveling from Riverside Drive
to Huguenot Road the detour is as follows:
Riverside Drive, Southampton Road to
Cherokee Rd.
More information: http://www.huguenotbridge.org.
Richmond/
Henrico
Westham
Station Road
between
Huguenot Road
and Old Bridge
Lane
Continuous
Through
Spring 2013
Road closed.
Detour in
place.
Huguenot
Bridge
replacement
Westham Station Road will be closed to
through traffic between Huguenot Road and
Old Bridge Lane as part of the Huguenot
Bridge replacement project. Drivers who
would normally access Panorama Drive,
Highland Road or Old Bridge Road via
Westham Station will use River Road as an
alternate route through spring 2013.
More information: http://www.huguenotbridge.org.
INTERSTATES & MAJOR HIGHWAYS
Location Highway/Road Date/Time Activity Details
Chesterfield I-295 north
between mile
marker 13 and
mile marker 14
8 a.m.-6
p.m.
Feb. 25
Alternating
lanes closed
Concrete
paving
There will be alternating lanes closed on I-
295 north between mile marker 13 and mile
marker 14 for paving from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on
Feb. 25. Expect delays Henrico I-295 north/
south between
mm 17 (VarinaEnon Bridge) to
mm 19
Continuous
Through late
March 2012
Left lane
closed
Bridge
approach
repairs
The left lane will remain closed on I-295
north/south between mile marker 17 (VarinaEnon Bridge) and mile marker 19 through
March 2012 for bridge approach repairs.
Henrico I-295 south at
the I-64
interchange
(mm 29-28)
Continuous
Through
March 2012
Left lane
closed
Bridge
repairs
The left lane will remain closed through
March 2012 on I-295 south at the I-64
interchange (mm 29-28) for bridge repairs.
New Kent I-64 east
between mm
204 and mm
224
9 p.m.-1
a.m.
Feb. 28
Alternating
lanes closed
Pothole
repairs
There will be alternating lanes closed on I-
64 east between mile marker 204 and mile
marker 224 from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. on Feb. 28.
Expects delays.
New Kent I-64 west
between mm
224 and mm
204
1 a.m.-5
a.m.
Feb. 29
Alternating
lanes closed
Pothole
repairs
There will be alternating lanes closed on I-
64 west between mile marker 224 and mile
marker 204 from 1 a.m. – 5 a.m. on Feb.
29. Expects delays.
Prince
George
I-295 north
between mm 10
and mm 12
8 a.m.-6
p.m.
Feb. 25
Alternating
lanes closed
Concrete
paving
There will be alternating lanes closed on I-
295 north between mile marker 10 and mile
marker 12 from 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. on Feb. 25
for concrete paving. Expect delays.
Prince
George
I-295 south
between mm 12
and mm 9 (just
south of
Oaklawn Blvd./
Rt. 36)
11 p.m. – 4
p.m.
Feb. 26 –
March 3
Alternating
lanes closed
Concrete
paving
There will be alternating lanes closed on I-
295 south between mile marker 12 and mile
marker 9 (just south of Oaklawn Blvd./Rt.
36) from 11 p.m. Feb. 26 through 4 p.m.
March 3 for concrete paving. Expect
delays.
Prince
George
I-295 north
between mm 9
(just north of
Oaklawn Blvd./
Rt. 36) and mm
12
11 p.m.-4
p.m.
Feb. 26-
March 3
Alternating
lanes closed
Concrete
paving
There will be alternating lanes closed on I-
295 north I-295 north between mm 9 (just
north of Oaklawn Blvd./ Rt. 36) and mm 12
from 11 p.m. Feb. 26 to 4 p.m. March 3 for
concrete paving. Expect delays.
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADS
Location Highway/Road Date/Time Activity Details
Brunswick Springbank Rd.
(Rt. 661)
between Tillman
Rd. (Rt. 662)
and Doctor
Purdy Rd. (Rt.
659)
Continuous
Through
Feb. 2012
Bridge closed
Bridge
repairs
Springbank Rd. (Rt. 661) between Tillman
Rd. (Rt. 662) and Doctor Purdy Rd. (Rt. 659)
will be closed through Feb. 2012 for bridge
work. Drivers are encouraged to use the
posted detour.
Brunswick Rt. 712 (Old
Stage Rd.)
between
Sturgeon Rd.
(Rt. 630) and
Liberty
Rd./Reedy
Creek Rd.
(Rt.634)
8 a.m.-5
p.m.
Daily
Feb. 27-
Feb. 29
Road closed
Shoulder
and
guardrail
work
Road closed on Route 712 (Old Stage Rd.)
between Sturgeon Road (Route 630) and
Liberty Road/Reedy Creek Road (Route
634) from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily from Feb. 27-
Feb. 29 for shoulder and guardrail work Chesterfield Nash Rd. (Rt.
636) between
Highland Glen
Dr. and Beach
Rd.
9 a.m.-4:30
p.m.
(weekdays)
Through
April 2012
Alternating
lanes closed
Road
widening
There will be alternating lanes closed on Nash
Road (Route 636) between Highland Glen
Drive and Beach Road from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
(weekdays). This road widening project will
continue through April 2012. Expect delays.
Dinwiddie Route 1
(Boydton Plank
Rd.) north from
Gatewood Rd.
(Rt. 656) to
Spring Creek
Dr.
Continuous
through Feb.
2012
Project
completion
expected in
May 2012
Right lane
closed
Bridge deck
replacement
The right lane on Route 1 (Boydton Plank
Rd.) north from Gatewood Rd. (Rt. 656) to
Spring Creek Dr. will remain closed through
Feb. 2012 for bridge deck replacement. The
project is expected to be complete in May
2012.
Goochland Rt. 673
(Whitehall Rd.)
bridge over
Licking Hole
Creek
Continuous
Repairs
expected
MarchMay 2012
Bridge
closed
Repairs
pending
The Rt. 673 (Whitehall Rd.) bridge over
Licking Hole Creek will remain closed
through May 2012 for repairs. Use the
posted detour.
Hanover Doswell Road
(Route 688)
bridge over
Little River
(between Old
Ridge Road and
Mt. Hope
Church Road)
Until further
notice
Restricted to
3 tons
Bridge repair
Doswell Road (Route 688) bridge over Little
River (between Old Ridge Road and Mt.
Hope Church Road) has been restricted to 3
tons until further notice for bridge repairs.
Trucks and heavy equipment should use an
alternate route.
Hanover Taylors Creek
Rd. (Rt. 617)
between Rt. 610
and Vontay
Rd./Rt. 611
Continuous Restricted to
3 tons
Taylors Creek Rd. (Rt. 617) bridge between
Rt. 610 and Vontay Rd./Rt. 611 has a 3 ton
weight restriction. Bridge repairs expected in
spring 2012.
Lunenburg Rt. 662 between
Double Bridges
Rd. (Rt. 626)
and Buckskin
Rd. (Rt. 679)
Continuous
Through July
2012
Road closed
Road work
Route 662 between Double Bridges Rd.
(Route 626) and Buckskin Rd. (Route 679)
will be closed through July 2012 for road
work.
Lunenburg Rt. 605 between
South Hill Rd.
(Rt. 138) and
Jonesboro Rd.
(Rt. 645)
Continuous
Through late
Feb. 2012
Road closed
Pipe repairs
Rt. 605 is closed between South Hill Rd. (Rt.
138) and Jonesboro Rd. (Rt. 645) through late
Feb. 2012 for pipe repairs. Use posted detour.
New Kent Rt. 600 bridge
over Ware
Creek
Continuous Bridge closed
Roadway
failure
The Route 600 bridge over Ware Creek is
closed due to a roadway failure. Repairs to the
dam are needed before the bridge can reopen.
Please use the following detour route: Right
on Rt. 601 to Rt. 705, then right on Rt. 705 to
Rt. 30.
Nottoway Rt. 628
(Dutchtown Rd.)
at Rt. 307/Ellis
Creek
Continuous
Through
August 2012
Bridge closed
Bridge
replacement
The Route 628 (Dutchtown Rd.) bridge at
Route 307 over Ellis Creek will be closed
through Aug. 2012 for a bridge replacement.
Drivers are encouraged to use the posted
detour. Petersburg Route 460 east
between
Winfield Rd.
and Jamestown
Dr.
Through
July 2012
Project
complete
summer
2012
Right lane
closed
BRAC traffic
improvement
The right lane will remain closed on Route
460 east between Winfield Road and
Jamestown Drive through July 2012 for
construction related to the BRAC traffic
improvement project. For more information
about BRAC projects, visit: http://www.petersburgva.org or contact Stephen Baker, Fort Lee at
(804) 734-6963.
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