The Virginia Department of Transportation announced on Apr. 17 that both directions of U.S. 29/250 at Route 601 (Old Ivy Road), as well as the Old Ivy Road bridge, will be closed overnight this weekend for a bridge rehabilitation project.
The closure is scheduled from midnight to 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, and again from midnight to 6 a.m. on Sunday, April 19. Message boards have been set up to alert drivers about the planned closures.
During these times, truck traffic heading north will be detoured via Interstate 64 east to Exit 124 before continuing west on U.S. 250 (Richmond Road) and then taking the ramp for U.S. 29 north (Emmet Street/Seminole Trail). Passenger vehicles and local traffic traveling north should use U.S. 250 Business (Ivy Road) and Emmet Street instead. To access points south of the closure, drivers are advised to use the U.S. 29/250 west exit at Route 601, turn left onto eastbound U.S. 250 Business, then immediately right onto U.S. 29/250.
The project involves replacing the current bridge with a new deck and beams while rehabilitating its piers; construction is expected to finish by July of next year if weather permits.
According to the official website, Virginia Department of Transportation serves as a state agency overseeing planning, construction and maintenance of roads, bridges and tunnels in Virginia’s transportation system.
Virginia Department of Transportation manages one of the nation’s largest state highway systems covering tens of thousands of lane-miles across Virginia according to its official website. The department also provides services such as highway maintenance, traffic management through systems like Virginia’s statewide network known as Virginia 511, and oversight over land-use permits along state routes according to its official website.
Local updates about conditions in VDOT’s Culpeper District can be found on X.com/VaDOTCulp or through their Facebook page; current statewide travel information is available through the free VDOT 511 mobile app or by calling 511 within Virginia.
