RELEASE: IMMEDIATE August 22, 2024
CONTACT: Len Stevens 434-856-8176 (office) LYN-24-34
LYNCHBURG DISTRICT
TRAFFIC ALERT
August 26-September 1, 2024
Traffic Alert August 26-September 1, 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.
Work at specific locations:
Nelson County:
Route 29, between Route 6 (River Rd.) and Route 718 (Mountain Cove Rd.) – Shoulder widening, rumble strip installation, guardrail installation. Estimated completion January 2025.
Route 653 (Wilson Road) – Bridge Replacement. The bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad will be closed beginning September 3, 2024. Estimated reopening November 2025.
Please note district-wide activities above.