The left lane of Route 17 southbound at the Dragon Run Bridge was closed Monday by the Virginia Department of Transportation. The closure is part on ongoing work to rehabilitate the southbound portion of the bridge which connects Gloucester and Middlesex counties.

A VDOT release said the $4.1 million project is funded by the State of Good Repair program, designed to improve the condition of structurally deficient bridges in Virginia.

The work is expected to last 15 months with completion due August 2021.

Other road work underway now includes:—Mathews County, Route 14 paving between Main Street and Buckley Hall Road;—Mathews County, Church Street milling and paving between Main Street and Glebe Road;—Middlesex County, milling and paving on Urbanna Road;—King and Queen County, milling and paving on Route 14 eastbound and westbound near Route 33;—King and Queen, bridge repairs on Route 721, Newtown Road, between Routes 619 and 639 (Owens Mill and Eastern View roads), and—King an...