VDOT News - Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Travelers crossing Route 360 over the Rappahannock River in the Tappahannock area can expect brief delays at night next week as the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) performs a routine, scheduled bridge inspection.

Route 360 will be reduced to a single lane overnight on the evenings of Monday, June 24 through Friday, June 28, weather permitting.

Automated flagging devices will direct one-way, alternating traffic through the work zone, controlled by members of a flagging crew.

Travelers can expect lane closures on Downing Bridge between Richmond County and the Town of Tappahannock at the following dates and times, weather permitting:

Route 360 over the Rappahannock River (Downing Bridge)

Monday, June 24 – Friday, June 28

• 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. overnight – single lane closure
• Emergency vehicles will always be permitted to pass

Message boards will be posted at both bridge approaches to alert travelers to this upcoming work zone and potential delays beginning June 24.

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VDOT’s 14-county Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford in the Fredericksburg area; Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties in the Northern Neck; Essex, Gloucester, King & Queen, King William, Mathews and Middlesex counties in the Middle Peninsula.

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