VDOT Northern Virginia News Releases http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/default.asp VDOT News Headlines en-us Fri, 17 May 2013 18:47:58 GMT-8 FINAL PAVING AT FAIRFAX COUNTY/FAIR LAKES PARKWAYS BEGINS SUNDAY - Night work is last of traffic impacts for project 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 VDOT ANNOUNCES NEW NORTHERN VIRGINIA LEADERSHIP - District Administrator and Deputy District Administrator 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 JOIN VDOT FOR SYCOLIN OVERPASS MEETING JUNE 4 - “Pardon Our Dust” meeting 7 p.m. at Cool Spring Elementary http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/join_vdot_for_sycolin65792.asp LEESBURG─Meet the Virginia Department of Transportation’s project team and learn more about construction and traffic impacts, including detours for the long-term closure of Sycolin Road, at a “pardon our dust” meeting Tuesday, June 4 from 7-8 p.m. at the Cool Spring Elementary School gymnasium, 501 Tavistock Drive SE in Leesburg. Thu, 16 May 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 ROADSIDE MOWING UNDERWAY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA - Sight distance remains priority; Drivers asked to slow for mobile crews http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/roadside_mowing_underway_in65505.asp FAIRFAX—Crews are out along roadsides in northern Virginia, and the Virginia Department of Transportation reminds drivers to slow down and stay alert in work zones where they are mowing grass, pruning trees, cutting brush and removing litter. Thu, 09 May 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 EXPECT MAJOR TRAFFIC DELAYS ON I-66 AND ROUTE 50 APPROACHING ROOSEVELT BRIDGE SUNDAY, MAY 5 - Theodore Roosevelt Bridge to close for 50 minutes at 8:20 a.m. and for 30 minutes at 1 p.m.<br>I-66 motorists should use Key, Memorial or 14th bridges into D.C. http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/expect_major_traffic_delays65331.asp ARLINGTON─On Sunday, May 5, the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge will shut down from 8:20 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. for the filming of a movie on the bridge which is owned and operated by the District of Columbia. Drivers accessing the bridge from Virginia via I-66, Route 50 or the George Washington Parkway will be detoured.  Tue, 30 Apr 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 OLD KEENE MILL BRIDGE WORK EXTENDED TUES. AND WED. - Eastbound lane closures until 6 p.m. for concrete curing http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/old_keene_mill_bridge65334.asp SPRINGFIELD─ Drivers can expect one of two eastbound lanes to be closed from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday (April 30-May 1) on Old Keene Mill Road between Field Master Drive and Hillside Road. Work on the Old Keene Mill Road bridge over Pohick Creek is being extended until 6 p.m. both days to allow time for surface concrete to cure before re-opening to traffic. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 ROUTE 7 CLOSURES FOR GOOSE CREEK BRIDGE DEMO - Two of three eastbound lanes closed nightly April 25-30 http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/route_7_closures_for65289.asp LEESBURG─ Two of three eastbound lanes on Route 7 will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday to Tuesday (April 25-30), as Loudoun County removes the old Goose Creek Bridge adjoining eastbound Route 7 between Belmont Ridge Road and River Creek Parkway. Crews will set up a 350-ton crane to lift the bridge steel and then haul it on trucks. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 AVOID ROUTE 50 IN CHANTILLY THIS WEEKEND - Expect major delays for signal installation http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/avoid_route_50_in65271.asp CHANTILLY─ Motorists can expect lane closures and delays at the intersection of Route 50 and Lee Road in Chantilly this weekend as part of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Route 50 widening project. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 “ROAD DIET” COMING TO OAK STREET - Eliminating lanes is a gain for motorists and bicyclists http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/road_diet_coming_to65171.asp Dunn Loring, Va.─A section of Oak Street, in the Dunn Loring area of Fairfax County, is going on a “road diet,” losing two of its four thru lanes to reduce excessive speeding and make the road safer for motorists and bicyclists alike. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will re-mark the pavement on or about April 15 as part of a previously planned paving project. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8 BEACH MILL DETOUR COMING FOR SUMMER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT - Four weekend closures May to June; summer detour begins June 19 http://www.virginiadot.org/newsroom/northern_virginia/2013/beach_mill_detour_coming65125.asp GREAT FALLS─Beginning June 19, Beach Mill Road will be closed to traffic for the summer so the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) can rebuild the bridge over Nichols Branch in Fairfax County. The new bridge is expected to re-open by Labor Day. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 24:00:00 GMT-8