240/250/680 – the roundabout – update 11/7/2025

Sometimes, all it takes is to ask a question.

May 2025 I wrote, The roundabout is coming, the roundabout is coming! June 2025 I wrote 240/250 Roundabout Construction Begins.

Being curious, and with a fair number of people asking me if I knew anything about the status of the roundabout construction, I asked VDOT. Hal Jones was quick to respond to my emails. Pasting our email exchange because a) it’s easier and b) I’d rather you read it than me re-interpret what was said.

Status of the roundabout construction?

“We are working on the storm drainage for the roundabout and the bridge on Rte. 680 concurrently. The bridge abutments are being formed and beams will be set within the next several weeks. We anticipate that the roundabout will be placed into roundabout operations by the end of January and then final curb, signage and paving work will be performed. We anticipate that the roundabout will be completed in the spring. All of this is subject to weather, of course. I hope this helps.”

I asked

It’s reasonably on-time, correct? 

• Three follow-ups:
• When you say this, does this also mean that 680 will open at that time? “We anticipate that the roundabout will be placed into roundabout operations by the end of January”
• Are they doing the majority of the work overnight?
• Are there any plans for traffic management in the morning and afternoon? Several people have expressed frustration about the mornings (I assume no, but thought I’d ask)

He responded

Yes, the construction progress is reasonably on-time and barring weather issues, we anticipate that Rte. 680 will be open to traffic by the end of January as well.  Most of the work is being performed in the day on this project.  We do not have plans for further traffic management, but operations should improve once the traffic is placed into the roundabout configuration.

The header photo has nothing to do with the roundabout. Hard to get a roundabout photo from a car when I’m traffic, and we rarely ride our bicycles this way during construction. And besides, Mint Springs in the fall is beautiful.