VDOT This Week: Shelby RCUT construction begins in Madison

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will begin construction this week on the $4.8 million Shelby Road RCUT project in Madison County.

The project is funded by a Fiscal Year 2017 Highway Safety Improvement Program grant and a FY20 SMART SCALE (Round 3) grant.

VDOT has not released an anticipated project completion date.

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The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the next week. Traffic movements may be restricted and speed limits reduced in work zones. (NEW) or (UPDATE) indicate revisions since last week’s report.

Culpeper District traffic information is also available on Twitter and on VDOT’s website .

Albemarle County
Route 641 (Frays Mill Road) – Other bridge work . Road closed at Route 743 (Advance Mills Road) for replacement of bridge over Marsh Run. Drivers on U.S. 29 (Seminole Trail) who need to access Route 743 north and west of the closure should use Route 607 (Cedar Grove Road). Expected completion date, Dec. 5, 2024.

Culpeper County

Utility work under VDOT permit – Expect lane and shoulder closures in the following areas:

• U.S. 29 (James Madison Highway), alternating lane closures at the ramp to U.S. 522 (Germana Highway) in the southbound lanes, daily, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• U.S. 522 (Sperryville Pike), alternating lane closures between Route 1015 (General Longstreet Avenue) and Route 616 (Woodland Church Road) in the northbound and southbound lanes, daily, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Fauquier County

Route 802 (Springs Road) – Paving. Expect alternating lane closures between Route 229 (Rixeyville Road) and the Fauquier County line in the westbound lanes, daily, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Greene County

(NEW) Resurfacing operations – Expect alternating lane closures, daily, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., in the following areas:

• Route 230 (Madison Road), between Business U.S. 33 (Main Street) and Route 621 (South River Road) in the eastbound and westbound lanes.
• Route 607 (Matthew Mill Road), between Route 670 (Preddy Creek Road) and Route 616 (Carpenters Mill Road), in the eastbound lanes.
• Route 1131 (Tanglewood Drive), between Route 1130 (Lumber Lane) and the cul-de-sac at the end of Route 1131 in the eastbound and westbound lanes.

Madison County

(NEW) U.S. 29 (South Seminole Trail) – New roadway construction. Expect alternating lane closures between Route 621 (Seville Road) and Route 677 (Estes Lane) in the northbound and southbound lanes, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

U.S. 29 (South Seminole Trail) – Bridge repairs. Expect alternating lane closures between Route 621 (Seville Road) and Route 609 (Fredericksburg Road) in the southbound lanes, daily, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Orange County

(NEW) U.S. 33 (Spotswood Trail) – Brush removal. Expect both shoulders closed between Route 646 (Lovers Lane) and Route 713 (Dickerson Lane) in the westbound lanes, Wednesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Rappahannock County

(UPDATE) Route 729 (Richmond Road) – Bridge approach repairs. Expect flagging operation at Route 676 (Gore Road) in the northbound lanes, daily, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Road conditions and other real-time travel information can be found on the 511 Virginia website , the free VDOT 511 mobile app or by calling 511 from any phone in Virginia. VDOT updates are also on the Culpeper District Facebook page .