News Release

Jackson Trails Grade and Re-Gravel Project

Larry Stuart

News Release Date: September 19, 2023

Contact: John Storke, 540-693-3200 x5010

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park will grade and re-gravel Jackson Trail East and Jackson Trail West beginning in early October 2023. The project should end by December 15, 2023, and drivers may expect traffic delays and partial lane closures during this time.

The grading and re-graveling project will begin with road preparation to loosen up the top 4” of gravel on each road, then clean out road ditches and culverts. All gravel road surfaces will be graded for a smooth, level driving surface and crowned at the center to facilitate rainwater drainage. A base layer of stone will then be placed over the road surface and compacted by a roller with a minimum of two inches of top gravel spread and rolled, based on VDOT guidelines.

While the project work is ongoing, drivers should plan for potential delays, follow all posted signage, and watch for flaggers directing traffic.

Jackson Trail East and West are gravel roads that follow the path of Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s famous 12-mile flank march on May 2, 1863, during the Battle of Chancellorsville.

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Project Update, 12/10/2023

As of early December, the re-grading of the Jackson Trail roads is approximately 60% complete. The project is currently targeted to be complete by mid-January 2024.

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About the park. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park includes the sites of four major battles spanning eighteen crucial months of the Civil War. The battles caused more than 100,000 casualties. The constant presence of armies left Fredericksburg and the surrounding landscape devastated and ended bondage for thousands of enslaved people in the region. Learn more at www.nps.gov/frsp, and on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.