AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — A portion of Route 828/Cattle Scales Road in Augusta County will close to through traffic from July 13 through July 23.

The Virginia Department of Transportation says they will be replacing a small bridge with a concrete pipe.

VDOT adds that during the closure, local traffic on Cattle Scales Road will have access to properties on either side of the work zone. Through traffic will detour as follows:

  • From Route 254/250, drivers will turn right on Route 611 (Baynes Road), left on Route 865 (Rockfish Road), then left on Route 796 (George Home Road).
  • From the area of Hugh K. Cassell Elementary, drivers will turn left on Route 796 (George Home Road), then right on Route 865 (Rockfish Road), and then left on Route 611 (Baynes Road).

All work is weather permitting, and schedules are subject to change.