Road In Newington Closed For 5 Weeks For Bridge Repairs

NEWINGTON, VA — The Alban Road bridge over Accotink Creek in Newington, adjacent to Interstate 95, will be closed to traffic for about five weeks starting Saturday, Aug. 13 as the Virginia Department of Transportation conducts repairs on the bridge.

Traffic will be detoured on Alban Road, Rolling Road (Route 638), Fullerton Road (Route 4502) and Boudinot Drive back to Alban Road.

Members of the public who need to reach properties along Alban Road will have access, VDOT said. But they will need to use the detours because traffic will not be able to go beyond the bridge in either direction, VDOT said.

The bridge work includes removing all deteriorated concrete and repairing with new concrete and reinforcing steel.

The bridge was originally built in 1950 and repaired in 1991. It carries about 10,700 vehicles a day.

The bridge is scheduled to reopen to traffic in late September, with the project scheduled for final completion later this fall.