VDOT RoadWatch: Week of March 15, 2021

(NEW 3-12-21) * ROUTE 767 CLOSURE – Effective March 29 at 8 a.m., a section of Route 767 (Prillaman Switch Road) will be closed to install a concrete slab span. The closure is located 0.60 mile north of Route 690 (Pembrook Road) and 2.30 miles south of Route 887 (Woodcott Road). The road is scheduled to be closed until April 1, 2021 at 3 p.m.

(NEW 3-5-21) * ROUTE 635 MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS – Trenching operations will be performed from Route 635 (Bonbrook Mill Road) at Blackwater Bridge to Route T-1605 (Whispering Creek Road) at Boones Mill. Temporary lane closures will be in place daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the northbound travel lane. The completion date is scheduled for July 2, 2021.

(NEW 3-5-21) * ROUTE 642 CLOSURE – Effective March 16 at 8 a.m., a section of Route 642 (Foothills Road) will be closed to install a concrete slab span. The closure is located 2.20 miles from Route 602 (Callaway Road) and 1.43 miles from Route 747 (Hempfield Road). The road is scheduled to be closed until March 18 at 5 p.m.

(NEW 3-5-21) * ROUTE 675 CLOSURE – Effective March 22, 2021 at 8 a.m., a section of Route. 602 (Ferrum Mountain Road) will be closed to install a box culvert. The closure is located 0.40 mile north of Rte. 752 (Sawmill Road) and 0.40 mile south of Route 640 (Six Mile Post Road). The road is scheduled to be closed until April 30, 2021 at 5 p.m.

(UPDATED 2-26-21) * ROUTE 675 PIPE REPLACEMENT – Effective February 16 at 8 a.m., a section of Route 795 (Stave Mill Road) will be closed for a pipe replacement. The closure is located .1 mile from Route 40 (Franklin Street) and .3 mile from Route 640 (Six Mile Post Road). The road is scheduled to be closed until March 26 at 5 p.m.

(UPDATED 2-26-21) * ROUTE 40 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OVER THARP CREEK – Work is underway on Route 40 to replace the bridge that crosses over Tharp Creek. The bridge is located .70 miles west of the intersection with Route 788 (Dry Hill Road). The bridge is closed to east and westbound traffic and a detour is in place. The detour will utilize Dry Hill Road
(Route 788 and 789) to allow traffic to navigate around the closed area. Detour will be in place night and day until the project is complete. Project has a required completion date of September 2021.

(UPDATED 3-12-21) * ROUTE 122 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT – Route 122 (Booker T Washington Highway) will be under a flagging operation during daytime hours for a bridge replacement project over Blackwater River. The bridge is located between Route 40 and the intersection with Angle Plantation Road. Traffic was moved onto the new bridge on December

There may be traffic restrictions and intermittent flagging operations from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. for the next several weeks. The project is expected to be completed at the end of March 2021.

(UPDATED 2-26-21) * ROUTE 718 PIGG RIVER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT – A section of Route 718 (Colonial Turnpike) is currently closed for a bridge replacement. The bridge is located over the Pigg River, 0.50 mile north of Route 715 (Chestnut Mountain Road) and 1.00 mile south of Route 646 (Doe Run Road). A detour is in place and signs will direct traffic. The road will be closed until December 2021.

(UPDATED 2-26-21) * ROUTE 775 CLOSURE – Route 775 (Iron Ridge Road) is closed to traffic as an emergency closure due to washout. The road will remain closed until further notice.