Starting this summer, drivers in Stafford County will begin to see construction activity on Onville and Garrisonville Road as a road improvement project begins.
Set to be completed in March 2017, the $15.4 million dollar project will create double left turn lanes from eastbound Route 610 to Onville Road, according to Kelly Hannon, Communications Manager for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
Additionally, the project will include adding double left turn lanes from southbound Onville Road onto eastbound Onville Road and new traffic signal equipment, Hannon said.
VDOT advertised the project to construction bidders earlier this week.
A majority of the cost for the project comes from land acquisition and relocating utilities, which will cost $8.6 million. The Stafford County Board of Supervisors approved the relocation of the water and utility lines at the site of the project during their last meeting.
While the VDOT crew will attempt to minimize construction-related congestion, there may be some slow-downs for drivers in the area.
“The contractor will be required to keep two travel lanes and a turn lane open at all times, with lane closures occurring primarily at night to avoid disrupting travel during the morning and afternoon rush hours. The length of the project’s construction time is due to the daytime limits on lane closures,” Hannon said.
