ROUTE 17 CLOSED FOR EMERGENCY REPAIR IN CAROLINE COUNTY
Posted by Staff | Feb 10, 2021 | News | |
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Starting at approximately 7 p.m. this evening, Route 17 (Tidewater Trail) in Caroline County will be closed to through traffic between Route 2 and Route 301 for motorist safety due to the failure of an adjacent slope and a drainage pipe underneath the road.
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews are installing detour signs and message boards to direct traffic along the recommended detour route.
Plans for an emergency repair are underway, but a reopening date is not immediately available.
Motorists are encouraged to use the following posted detour route, which passes through the Town of Bowling Green: