CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Virginia Department of Transportation will implement nighttime closures on U.S. 29/250 at Route 601 (Old Ivy Road) overpass for bridge construction. The closures will occur: 11:30 p.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday; 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday; and 10 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday. The closures support the replacement of the Route 601 bridge over U.S. 29/250.

The bridge was damaged when it was hit by a commercial truck as it drove underneath.

The closures are necessary to safely rehabilitate the bridge, which was built in 1961 and carries about 8,000 vehicles per day. VDOT will replace the bridge deck and beams, rehabilitate the piers, and raise the structure to improve vertical clearance under the bridge.

Truck traffic traveling north will follow Interstate 64 east to Exit 124, continue west on U.S. 250 (Richmond Road), and then take the ramp for U.S. 29 north (Emmet Street/Seminole Trail).

Passenger vehicles and local traffic heading north will use U.S. 250 Business (Ivy Road) and Emmet Street. To reach points south of the closure, drivers will use the U.S. 29/250 west exit at Route 601 (Old Ivy Road), turn left onto eastbound U.S. 250 Business, then take an immediate right to continue on U.S. 29/250.

All work is weather permitting. Drivers are advised to use caution in the area and follow all posted detour signs.

Updates about conditions in VDOT’s Culpeper District are posted to X.com/VaDOTCulp and the Culpeper District Facebook page.

Current traffic conditions, VDOT’s statewide network of traffic cameras, and other travel information are available on the 511Virginia website, the free VDOT 511 mobile app, or by calling 511 from any phone in Virginia.