FREDERICKSBURG – Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 6, crews with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will begin a slope repair project on Route 708 (Hospital Road) in Essex County.
Work will take place Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with flaggers directing traffic through the work zone and maintaining access to the hospital and businesses.
Crews will be completing slope repairs, ditching, and guardrail work.
The project is expected to be completed by early November 2026, weather permitting.
Message boards will be posted to alert drivers to the upcoming work.
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