[SJHS-Swim] Fwd: Fw: AVOID ROUTE 29 IN GAINESVILLE JAN. 7-8

[darlene thornburg]

FYI....

Subject: AVOID ROUTE 29 IN GAINESVILLE JAN. 7-8

RELEASE: Immediate

Jan. 3, 2012

CONTACT: Joan Morris 703-259-1799 (office)
                                           571-238-5030 (cell)

                     Joan.Morris at VDOT.Virginia.gov


AVOID ROUTE 29 IN GAINESVILLE JAN. 7-8

Weekend traffic switch will cause major delays

GAINESVILLE - Motorists will want to avoid Route 29 and Linton Hall Road in
Gainesville on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 7-8, while construction crews shift
traffic onto the recently completed detour roads, according to the Virginia
Department of Transportation.

>From 7 a.m. Saturday until noon Sunday, only one of two lanes in each
direction will be open on Route 29 between I-66 and Virginia Oaks Drive. As
left turns at Route 29 and Linton Hall Road will be prohibited during the
switch, motorists will be permitted to make u-turns at Heathcote Boulevard
and Virginia Oaks Drive. County police will be stationed at intersections to
assist with traffic control.

To avoid Route 29 through Gainesville, motorists heading south can use I-66
West to Route 15 South; motorist heading north can use Route 15 North to
I-66 East.

The traffic shift will allow VDOT to begin construction of two overpasses:
one carrying Route 29 over the railroad tracks, and one carrying Linton Hall
Road and Gallerher Road over Route 29 and the railroad tracks. The project
also includes widening Route 29 to six lanes from I-66 to Virginia Oaks
Drive.

The entire project will be completed in mid-2015. More information on the
construction project is available at www.virginiadot.org
<http://www.virginiadot.org/> .


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