Rixeyville Road closed for construction

Contract crews with the Virginia Department of Transportation began a milling and paving project on Tuesday near Rappahannock County’s eastern border on state Route 229 (Rixeyville Road) between state Route 1083 (Somerset Drive) and U.S. Route 211 (Lee Highway), the agency said in a news release on Monday.

The project will close both the northbound and southbound lanes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, near the Je ersonton community in Culpeper County.

Drivers should stay alert for detour signs around the work. The detour will be li ed Saturday, Dec. 3 and Sunday, Dec. 4. However, it will be reinstated beginning Monday, Dec. 5 and crews should wrap up their work Friday, Dec. 9, weather permitting.