Hunter Mill Road Bridge to Close Through Nov. 21
VDOT to install temporary bridge over Difficult Run
By Nicole Trifone
http://oakton.patch.com/articles/hunter-mill-road-bridge-to-close-through-nov-21
As part of its effort to install a temporary bridge over Difficult Run on Hunter Mill Road, the Virginia Department of Transportation will close the bridge this weekend.
The two-lane bridge, between Hunter Station Road and Lawyers Road, will be closed to traffic from 7 a.m. Saturday until Nov. 21.
A 3.2-mile detour route will be in effect. Motorists heading north on Hunter Mill Road will take Lawyers Road to Twin Branches Road to Sunrise Valley Drive to Hunter Mill Road, VDOT said in a statement. Motorists heading south on Hunter Mill Road will use Sunrise Valley Drive to Twin Branches Road to Lawyers Road to Hunter Mill Road.
Once in place, the temporary bridge, which is estimated to cost $300,000 and paid for through state maintenance funds, is safe to use for decades if properly maintained, but VDOT hopes to have the permanent bridge planned and constructed in one to three years.
Cost estimates for the permanent bridge stand at $3 million, though plans are still in the early stages.
In August, a VDOT engineer and Supervisor Kathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) met with Hunter Mill Road residents to talk about plans for the bridge.