VDOT News - Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – On Monday, April 17, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will close a portion of Route 625 (Prim Road) in King George County for approximately six weeks for a project to improve the bridge over Mattox Creek.

VDOT crews will replace the bridge’s steel beams and install a new wooden deck and bridge rail.

During construction, drivers will be detoured approximately nine miles using the following routes:

• Route 625 (Prim Road)
• Route 629 (Round Hill Road)
• Route 3 (Kings Highway)
• Route 628 (Stoney Knoll Road)

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Construction activity will be underway from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.

Weather permitting, the bridge repair project is expected to be complete and the road reopened to traffic in late May 2023.

According to a recent VDOT traffic count, approximately 124 vehicles use this portion of Prim Road daily. The 18-foot-long bridge was built in 1970.

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VDOT’s 14-county Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford in the Fredericksburg area; Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties in the Northern Neck; Essex, Gloucester, King & Queen, King William, Mathews and Middlesex counties in the Middle Peninsula.

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