Route 3 Widening

The primary need for this design-build project was to help reduce the number of vehicle accidents on Route 3. The number of vehicles, including tractor trailers, that traveled the road had steadily increased since the 1990’s, and will continue to rise in the decades ahead. This project reconstructed and widened approximately five miles of existing Route 3 to a four-lane divided highway between Culpeper and Lignum. Construction included a final section of a large improvement plan that increased capacity and safety along the Route 3 corridor between Culpeper and Fredericksburg by increasing the size of the existing two-lane highway to four lanes.

Branch was the prime contractor and oversaw all aspects of design and construction, and self-performed all activities associated with erosion control, mass grading, fine grading, storm drain, base stone and traffic control. The project scope included roadway widening, utility coordination, and maintenance of traffic (MOT) and Transportation Management Plan (TMP).

Additional work added by VDOT extended the completion date of the project by four months. This project was delivered to VDOT
on-time, with zero lost time incidents.