Traffic Alert: New Route 1 Bridge Opening to Traffic at Aquia Creek Saturday

The new 4-lane bridge on Route 1 over Aquia Creek in Stafford County is scheduled to open Saturday, Dec. 20, seven months earlier than anticipated.

If inclement weather postpones the Saturday opening, the bridge will open to traffic Monday, Dec. 22.

Northbound and southbound Route 1 will be reduced to one lane at various times Friday and Saturday as workers prepare to open the bridge:

Friday, Dec. 19

• Northbound Route 1, single lane closure, 9 a.m. – 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 (overnight lane closure)
• Southbound Route 1, single lane closure, 6 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 20

• Northbound and southbound Route 1, single lane closure, 9 a.m. – bridge opening in late afternoon

The $5.7 million project replaced the original bridge, which was built in 1925 and deemed structurally deficient.

The new bridge’s higher elevation will lessen the risk of flooding on Route 1, the primary alternate route to Interstate 95.

Periodic lane closures will be required in the spring as VDOT performs final pavement markings when temperatures are warmer.

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