FREDERICKSBURG – As construction progresses on replacing the Route 17 northbound bridge over Dragon Run at the Gloucester County and Middlesex County line, motorists should stay alert for a traffic diversion beginning next week.
Weather permitting, Route 17 northbound will close at the bridge on Friday, Sept. 18, to allow crews to work on replacing the bridge.
During the closure Route 17 northbound traffic will be diverted to cross Dragon Run using the Route 17 southbound bridge, with one travel lane open in each direction. Route 17 northbound will remain closed until the completion of the project.
Weather permitting, the Route 17 northbound bridge will reopen to traffic in January 2028.
The $14.6 million project is replacing the existing bridge on Route 17 northbound with a new bridge that will be wider, taller, and longer than the existing bridge, which was built in 1931.
An average of 12,000 vehicles a day travel on Route 17 in this area, according to a 2024 VDOT traffic count.
The project contractor is Kokosing Construction Company, Inc.
