VDOT News - Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The intersection of Route 608 (Benchmark Road) and Route 636 (Mine Road) in Spotsylvania County will be closed from Monday, Oct. 2-Friday, Oct. 13.

Both roads must be closed to through traffic at the intersection to allow a utility provider, Kinder Morgan, to repair a pipeline in this area. This closure was scheduled to occur in September but was postponed to provide more time for the permit holder to obtain required detour signs.

Traffic will be detoured along the following recommended routes:

For traffic detouring from Benchmark Road:

Route 17 (Mills Drive)
Route 2/17 Business (Tidewater Trail)
Route 608 (Benchmark Road)
For traffic detouring from Mine Road:

Route 638 (Lansdowne Rd)
Route 2/17 Business (Tidewater Trail)
Route 608 (Benchmark Road)

View an online detour map.

Real-time updates on the road's status will be available on 511Virginia.

Message boards will be posted to notify travelers of the upcoming intersection closure.

When the intersection has closed, signs will be posted along the detour route to guide motorists.

Mine Road carries an average of 5,300 vehicles a day between the Lansdowne Road and Benchmark Road intersections, and Benchmark Road carries an average of 4,500 vehicles a day.

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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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