Here are this week’s traffic hot spots in the Stafford County and Fredericksburg area provided by the Virginia Department of Transportation:
I-95 Northbound
Exit 126/Massaponax
Sunday – Monday, 10 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. and Monday – Tuesday, 9 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. On Sunday, Nov. 22, single lane closure at 10 p.m. followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. for bridge repairs. On Monday, Nov. 23, single lane closure at 9 p.m. followed by double lane closures at 10 p.m. All lanes will reopen by 4:30 a.m.
Stafford County
Route 1 Northbound
Monday – Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Single right lane closure on Route 1 northbound between Centreport Parkway and Potomac Creek Lane for the bridge replacement project.
Route 17 Northbound and Southbound
Sunday – Monday, 10 p.m. – 7 p.m. and Monday – Wednesday, 8 p.m. – 7 a.m. Expect alternating lane closures on Route 17 northbound and southbound between Sanford Drive and Short Street, near the I-95 interchange. Overnight demolition work will continue to remove the former I-95 southbound overpass.
Hospital Center Boulevard
Monday – Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Single lane closures on Hospital Center Boulevard between Route 1 and Austin Ridge Drive. Crews will be taking soil samples as part of the I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension.
Routine Maintenance
Monday ? Tuesday, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Stay alert for mobile lane closures. Crews will perform routine maintenance activities at the following locations:
Route 627 (Mountain View Road) – ditch cleaning
Route 1 at Potomac Creek
Construction began June 1 on a project to replace the Route 1 bridge over Potomac Creek in Stafford County. Route 1 will continue to have four travel lanes open during the project, with only periodic single lane closures required. The new bridge will be complete in July 2022.
City of Fredericksburg
Route 3 Business at Chatham Bridge
The Chatham Bridge is closed to traffic for an improvement project. Drivers should follow the posted detour signs directing traffic around the bridge closure. The bridge will reopen to traffic in October 2021, and all construction work will be complete by April 2022.
