http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2010/default.asp VDOT News Headlines en-us Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:02:20 GMT-8 http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/fox_mill_road_repaving66122.asp FAIRFAX─Beginning Thursday, June 20 (weather permitting), the Virginia Department of Transportation will mill and pave almost 4.5 miles of Fox Mill Road (Route 665) between Lawyers Road and Waples Mill Road. Drivers can expect alternating lane closures weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for about five weeks. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/vdot_completes_beulah_road66099.asp VIENNA, Va. —The Virginia Department of Transportation has completed a $3.4 million bridge rehabilitation project on Beulah Road over the Dulles Toll Road and the Dulles Access Road (Route 267). Tue, 11 Jun 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/vdot_hearing_for_dulles66062.asp ASHBURN—The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will hold a public hearing for the location study on improving access to Dulles Airport on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Creighton’s Corner Elementary School, 23171 Minerva Drive in Ashburn. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/reminder_sycolin_road_closure66044.asp LEESBURG─On Friday, June 7 (weather permitting), the Virginia Department of Transportation begins work on a $20 million project to improve safety and traffic flow by replacing the existing intersection with an overpass carrying Sycolin Road over the Route 7/15 Bypass in Leesburg. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/gov._mcdonnell_launches_i-6666048.asp FAIRFAX— Governor Bob McDonnell today launched a research project with the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech, which will use a section of Interstate 66 in Fairfax County as a test bed for connected-vehicle and connected-infrastructure technology. The four-square-mile test bed is located on I-66 between the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) and Nutley Street, and on parallel U.S. 50 and U.S. 29. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/vdot_completes_pacific_boulevard65959.asp STERLING─When the final $12 million piece from Dresden Street to Relocation Drive opens tomorrow, drivers in Loudoun County will have access to Pacific Boulevard in its entirety from Nokes Boulevard south to Ox Road (Route 606), a distance of almost four miles. Thu, 30 May 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/vdot_meeting_on_bi-county65978.asp Join VDOT for an information meeting to learn the facts and current status of the following studies: • The North-South Corridor Master Plan Study for the proposed 45-mile multimodal transportation network between I-95 in Prince William County and Route 7 in Loudoun County • The proposed Bi-County Parkway, formerly known as the Tri-County Parkway (VDOT’s Environmental Impact Statement and Location Study) • The proposed highway between Route 50 and Route 606 to provide access to the western side of Dulles Airport and future Metro stations (VDOT’s Environmental Assessment and Location Study) • The proposed Manassas National Battlefield Park Bypass (the National Park Service and Federal Highway Administration’s Environmental Impact Statement and Location Study)       Thu, 30 May 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/i-66-route_286_ramps_closed65915.asp FAIR LAKES ─ The I-66 ramps to and from northbound Route 286 (the Fairfax County Parkway) will be closed overnight next week as crews continue final paving for the new Fair Lakes/Fairfax County Parkway interchange. Drivers should follow posted detours from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday-Thursday nights (May 28-30) and 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. Friday night (May 31). Police will be on site for assistance. Fri, 24 May 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/final_paving_at_fairfax65818.asp FAIR LAKES ─Beginning Sunday night, May 19, crews will start final milling and surface paving at the Fairfax County Parkway/Fair Lakes Parkway interchange project. Drivers can expect single-lane closures and detours onto Fair Lakes Circle from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Friday nights. Fri, 17 May 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/vdot_announces_new_northern65770.asp FAIRFAX—The Virginia Department of Transportation is pleased to announce that Helen L.  Cuervo, P.E. has been named district administrator for VDOT’s Northern Virginia District, and Renée N. Hamilton has been selected as deputy district administrator. Thu, 16 May 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8