Virginia Department of Transportation contractor crews will be replacing a security stop gate on the James River Bridge (Route 17) this weekend, requiring multiple intermittent stoppages for northbound traffic.
The maintenance work will include a northbound single-lane closure on Saturday, May 2, from 12:30-6 a.m. as well as full stoppages of up to 45 minutes between 2-5 a.m., according to a news release from VDOT.
Motorists may use the I-664 Monitor-Merrimac Bridge-Tunnel as an alternate route.
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