The Virginia Department of Transportation announced on April 8 that a section of Route 646 (Taylor Road) in Chesterfield County will be closed for a pipe replacement project on Tuesday, April 14, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting. The closure will affect the area between Route 603 (Beaver Bridge Road) and Route 602 (River Road), specifically at the 12300 block of Taylor Road.
The closure is expected to impact local traffic, but homeowners will still have access to their properties. The Taylor Road Landfill will also remain accessible from the north end of Taylor Road during the work period. Drivers are advised to follow posted detour routes: northbound traffic should travel east on River Road, north on Route 664 (Coalboro Road), and west on Beaver Bridge Road; southbound traffic should travel east on Beaver Bridge Road, south on Coalboro Road, and west on River Road.
Anyone with questions about the project can contact VDOT’s customer service center at 800-FOR-ROAD (800-367-7623). For up-to-date information about road conditions or traffic changes, drivers are encouraged to check Virginia’s real-time system at 511Virginia, use the free mobile app, or call 511 from any phone within Virginia.
According to the official website, the purpose of Virginia Department of Transportation centers on building, maintaining and operating Virginia’s roads, bridges and tunnels to support a safe and efficient transportation system. The agency manages one of the nation’s largest state highway systems with tens of thousands of lane-miles across Virginia according to its official website. It also provides services such as highway maintenance and traffic management through systems like Virginia 511 according to its official website.
The department oversees planning, construction and maintenance for roadways throughout the state according to its official website. VDOT developed from an early twentieth-century State Highway Commission into its current form as it managed expanding infrastructure needs across Virginia according to its official website. Its headquarters are located at 1221 East Broad Street in Richmond according to its official website.
This temporary closure reflects ongoing efforts by VDOT both locally and statewide as it continues maintaining infrastructure for safe travel.
