RELEASE: IMMEDIATE March 28, 2024
CONTACT: Len Stevens 434-856-8176 (office) LYN-24-13
LYNCHBURG DISTRICT
TRAFFIC ALERT
April 1-7, 2024
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures is planned; however, work may be delayed/canceled due to weather or other issues. Items in italics contain new/updated information. For up-to-date information, call 511 or visit www.511Virginia.org.
District-wide activities:
Crews will perform various activities throughout the district to include, but are not limited to bridge & guardrail maintenance, brush/tree/limb cutting, pothole/surface/shoulder work, surface treatment/paving operations, work orders, mowing, boom axing, drainage repairs/ work and roadside cleanup.
Nelson County:
Route 29, between Route 6 (River Rd.) and Route 718 (Mountain Cove Rd.) – Shoulder widening, rumble strip installation, guardrail installation. Work to begin March 18 and cause alternating lane closures. Estimated completion January 2025.
Route 674 (Jenny’s Creek Rd.) – Emergency road repairs. Motorists should expect delays on Route 674 (Jenny’s Creek Rd.) in Nelson County due to emergency road repairs. A culvert underneath the roadway has collapsed. A detour is in place, utilizing Route 56 (Tye Brook Hwy.) and Route 151. Expected completion April 16, 2024.
Route 60 (Richmond Highway) over James River – Bridge deck replacement. Lane closures and changes in traffic patterns in effect. Traffic is utilizing the other side of the bridge to cross. Expect increased construction personnel during the week of April 8 for Stage II deck placement operations. Use extra caution. Estimated completion July 2024.
Please note district-wide activities above.
