Starting as early as Dec. 1, a portion of the Virginia Capital Trail will be closed for construction.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is scheduled to implement a multiweek closure to replace the deck and substructure of the bridge between mile markers 3 and 4 along the Jamestown leg of the 52-mile trail, according to a release.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is planning a multiweek closure of a portion of the Virginia Capital Trail along John Tyler Highway (Route 5) as early as Dec.. 1, 2025, for a bridge deck replacement. (Courtesy/Virginia Department of Transportation)

Crews are scheduled to close the trail along John Tyler Highway from just east of Governor’s Landing Road to Heritage Landing Road for two to three weeks, according to VDOT. The work is weather depe

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