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Motorists advised to plan alternate routes 

CULPEPER — Motorists traveling on Route 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway) in Albemarle County should plan alternate routes next Tuesday while crews replace a failing pipe. 

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 22, weather permitting, Route 53 will be closed to through traffic just west of Route 729 (Buck Island Road). 

Motorists will be detoured via Milton Road (Routes 729 and 732). Drivers are encouraged to avoid Route 53 and plan alternate routes. 

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