HAYMARKET, Va. — The bridge that carries traffic over Interstate 66 at Haymarket will soon be demolished, and the Virginia Department of Transportation wants you to know what their plans are for that stretch of road.
More in a press release:
The Virginia Department of Transportation invites drivers and residents to meet with VDOT and Shirley Contracting staff about the upcoming closure of Jefferson Street/Old Carolina Road over Interstate 66 at a “pardon our dust” meeting, 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at the Haymarket Town Hall, 15000 Washington Street.
Beginning mid-September 2014, VDOT will be closing the bridge to begin demolition as part of the ongoing project to widen I-66 from Haymarket to Gainesville. The demolition work will require some nighttime operations and lane closures, and is anticipated to take six to eight weeks to complete, weather permitting. The bridge is located 0.4 miles east of the I-66/Route 15 interchange (Exit 40).
During this closure, traffic will be detoured onto Heathcote Boulevard, Catharpin Road and Washington Street.
A new bridge with traffic lanes and 10-foot pedestrian paths will be erected in place of the old bridge.
The work is part of the effort to widen I-66 by adding one HOV lane in each direction from U.S. 15 in Haymarket to U.S. 29 in Gainesville. The project is expected to cost $73.5 million and should be complete in 2016.
