VDOT News - Northern Virginia

UPDATE (8/11/2021): Beam installation tonight, Wednesday, August 11, will not require roadway closures. I-66 West closures are planned for beam lifts on Thursday night, August 12.

UPDATE (8/9/2021): Beam lifts for Monday night, August 9, have been postponed. Beam installation and I-66 West closures are now planned for Wednesday and Thursday nights, August 11-12.

FAIRFAX – Planned closures of I-66 East and West for installation of bridge beams for a new Route 28 South bridge over I-66 have been adjusted for tonight and next week. I-66 East will close at Route 29 (Lee Highway) during the overnight hours tonight, Friday, August 6. I-66 West will close at Route 28 the nights of Monday, August 9, and Wednesday, August 11. Multiple I-66 ramps to/from Route 28 and Route 29 will also be closed during these nights. The Route 28 Interchange is being rebuilt as part of the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project. 

The I-66 East detour will direct drivers to Route 29 North, then to Route 28 North to return to I-66 East. The I-66 West detour will reroute drivers via Route 28 North, Westfields Boulevard, and Route 28 South to return to I-66 West.  

Drivers traveling on I-66 during this time should expect delays and consider using alternate routes. 

Friday, August 6
I-66 East at Route 29 Centreville 

• I-66 East will be closed at Route 29 in Centreville from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• All traffic will be directed to exit at Route 29, stay to the right to Route 29 North, travel about one mile to Route 28 North, then stay to the right and follow signs to I-66 East. 
• All lanes will reopen by 6 a.m. 

Ramp from I-66 East to Route 29 South

• The spur ramp to southbound Route 29 will be closed from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• Traffic will be directed to stay to the right to Route 29 North, then stay to the left and make a U-turn from the left-most left turn lane at the Centrewood Drive/Trinity Parkway traffic signal onto Route 29 South.

Ramp from I-66 East to Route 28 North

• The ramp will be closed from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. 
• Traffic will be directed to exit at Route 29 North (prior to the closure), travel about one mile and follow signs to Route 28 North. 

Ramp from Route 29 North and South to I-66 East

• The ramp will be closed from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• Northbound Route 29 traffic will be directed farther north to Route 28 North, then stay to the right and follow signs to I-66 East. 
• Southbound Route 29 traffic will be detoured farther south, stay to the left and make a U-turn at O’Day Drive onto Route 29 North, travel about one mile to Route 28 North, then stay to the right and follow signs to I-66 East. 

Monday, August 9, and Wednesday, August 11
I-66 West at Route 28 

• I-66 West will be closed at Route 28 Monday night and Wednesday night from 11 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
• All westbound I-66 traffic will be directed to exit at Route 28 North, continue north to the Westfields Boulevard West exit, stay to the right to Route 28 South, then follow signs to I-66 West. Drivers traveling to Route 28 South will follow the same detour – Westfields Boulevard West to Route 28 South. 
• The ramp to Braddock Road/Walney Road from I-66 West will remain open. 
• All lanes will reopen by 4:30 a.m.

All work is weather dependent and may be rescheduled if inclement conditions occur.

The Route 28 Interchange is being reconstructed to improve traffic flow on I-66 and Route 28, and provide access to and from the future I-66 Express Lanes. The I-66 Outside the Beltway Express Lanes, which span from I-495 to Route 29 in Gainesville, are expected to open in December 2022.

Construction and lane closure updates are available at Transform66.org and on Twitter @VaDOTNOVA.    

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All lanes of I-66 East approaching Route 28 will be closed during the overnight hours Friday, August 6, for installation of bridge beams for a new Route 28 South bridge over I-66. All I-66 East traffic will be detoured around the closure via Route 29 (Lee Highway) North in Centreville. 

All lanes of I-66 West approaching Route 28 will be closed during the overnight hours Monday, August 9, and Wednesday, August 11, for installation of bridge beams for a new Route 28 South bridge over I-66. All traffic will be detoured around the closure via Route 28 North. 

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