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State and local officials cut the ribbon on the new four-lane Route 58 over Lovers Leap in Patrick County, closing out a $300 million project that widened 7.4 miles of the highway through one of the most rugged stretches in Virginia.

The new alignment removes one of the last two-lane bottlenecks on the corridor and includes a rebuilt public overlook at Lovers Leap, the rock formation above the Dan River that has drawn travelers for generations. Crews moved millions of cubic yards of rock and earth to carve the wider road through the mountainside between Meadows of Dan and the Blue Ridge escarpment.

Tractor-trailer restrictions that kept large trucks off the older road are expected to be lifted by the end of 2026 once final work is finished. Route 58 is Virginia's longest roadway at more than 500 miles, and the project was funded in part through the U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program created in 1989. Commonwealth Transportation Board member Dr. Raymond Smoot joined the ceremony.

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State and local officials cut the ribbon on the new four-lane Route 58 over Lovers Leap in Patrick County, closing out a $300 million project that widened 7.4 miles of the highway through one of the most rugged stretches in Virginia. The new alignment removes one of the last two-lane bottlenecks on the corridor and includes a rebuilt public overlook at Lovers Leap, the rock formation above the Dan River that has drawn travelers for generations. Crews moved millions of cubic yards of rock and earth to carve the wider road through the mountainside between Meadows of Dan and the Blue Ridge escarpment. Tractor-trailer restrictions that kept large trucks off the older road are expected to be lifted by the end of 2026 once final work is finished. Route 58 is Virginia's longest roadway at more than 500 miles, and the project was funded in part through the U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program created in 1989. Commonwealth Transportation Board member Dr. Raymond Smoot joined the ceremony. STARNEWS.PLUS
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