(VDOT Press Release) LARGE POTHOLE CLOSES JAMES RIVER BRIDGE OVERNIGHT

LARGE POTHOLE CLOSES JAMES RIVER BRIDGE OVERNIGHT

Rt. 690 bridge between Fluvanna, Cumberland Co. will be repaired on Thursday

CULPEPER — The Route 690 (Columbia Road) bridge over the James River at Columbia in Fluvanna County is closed due to a large pothole in the pavement and erosion on the shoulder at the south end of the bridge in Cumberland County. The damage was discovered Wednesday afternoon, and an inspection determined that traffic should not use the bridge until it is repaired.

Repairs to the pavement and shoulder will begin early Thursday morning and the road should reopen to traffic sometime on Thursday. Until the bridge reopens motorists should use the James River bridges on U.S. 15 (James Madison Highway) at Bremo Bluff or Route 45 (Cartersville Road) at Cartersville as alternate river crossings.

Updates on Culpeper District activities are on the district’s Facebook page and the district’s Twitter account, @VaDOTCulp. For questions or to report hazardous road conditions, the public should contact VDOT’s 24-hour Customer Service Center by visiting my.vdot.virginia.gov or calling 800-FOR-ROAD (367-7623). 

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

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