VDOT News - Northern Virginia

FAIRFAX – Crews are preparing to close the I-66 ramps at Monument Drive and Stringfellow Road in Fairfax County to accommodate continued construction related to the 66 Express Lanes. As early as Monday, October 24, the ramps to I-66 East from Monument Drive and Stringfellow Road are scheduled to close, with the ramps from I-66 West to Monument Drive and Stringfellow Road planned to close in early November. Both ramps will reopen later this year as full-time, Express Lanes-only ramps. The ramps will no longer provide access to and from the general purpose lanes on I-66.

Details include:

On or About Monday, October 24
Ramps from Monument Drive and Stringfellow Road to I-66 East

• Both ramps will close beginning at 10 a.m.
• The ramps will reopen as Express Lanes-only ramps before the end of the year, along with the eastern segment of the 66 Express Lanes from Route 28 in Centreville to I-495 (Capital Beltway). 

The tentative early November closing date for the ramps from I-66 West to Monument Drive and Stringfellow Road will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

All work is weather dependent and will be rescheduled should inclement conditions occur.

Once the eastern section of 66 Express Lanes opens, motorists can choose to use the lanes by paying a toll with an E-ZPass or by using one of the other payment options available through I-66 EMP such as paying online, via the mail, by calling 833-643-2867, or in person at the 66 Express Lanes Customer Service Center in Manassas. Payment options other than E-ZPass will incur administrative fees. More information can be found at Ride66Express.com.

Eligible High Occupancy Vehicles (HOVs) can travel the lanes for free with an E-ZPass Flex set to “carpool mode.” After this remaining section of 66 Express Lanes opens, vehicles will need to have three or more occupants to qualify as an HOV and travel the Express Lanes for free.

This change from HOV-2+ to HOV-3+ will apply across the entire I-66 corridor between Route 15 in Haymarket and Route 29 in Rosslyn - including I-66 Express Lanes located inside the Beltway, which operate on weekdays-only on westbound I-66 from 3-7 p.m. and on eastbound I-66 from 5:30-9:30 a.m.

Visit Ride66Express.com to learn more about 66 Express Lanes, and Transform66.org to stay informed about I-66 construction activities. For project updates, follow VDOT on Twitter @VaDOTNOVA or sign up here to receive project updates automatically by email. 

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