FREDERICKSBURG – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will begin repair work on the Downing Bridge next week.
Route 360 over the Rappahannock River in the Tappahannock area will be reduced to one lane starting Sunday, Oct. 6 through early Thursday, Oct. 10.
Travelers can expect overnight lane closures and brief delays on the Downing Bridge between Richmond County and the Town of Tappahannock between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
Automated flagging devices may be used to direct one-way, alternating traffic through the work zone.
Message boards will be posted at both bridge approaches to alert motorists to the overnight work.
Crews will repair the aluminum railing along the structure and make concrete repairs to the bridge deck.
Weather permitting, work on the Downing Bridge is anticipated to be complete by the end of next week.
