Night Lane Closures For Route 29 In Fairfax Due To Widening Work

FAIRFAX, VA — Nighttime single-lane closures are scheduled on Route 29 in Fairfax from Monday night, May 11, through Thursday night, May 14, for widening project work, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

The closures will affect Route 29 between Hampton Forest Way/Meadow Estates Drive and Summit Drive/Buckleys Gate Drive. VDOT said the work is weather permitting. The overnight restrictions are part of the Route 29 widening project in the area.

Single-lane closures will occur along northbound Route 29 between Hampton Forest Way/Meadow Estates Drive and Summit Drive/Buckleys Gate Drive as follows:

• 8 p.m. Monday, May 11, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 12.
• 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, to 5 a.m. Wednesday, May 13.
• 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, to 5 a.m. Thursday, May 14.
• 8 p.m. Thursday, May 14, to 5 a.m. Friday, May 15.

Single-lane closures will occur along southbound Route 29 between Summit Drive/Buckleys Gate Drive and Hampton Forest Way/Meadow Estates Drive as follows:

• 9 p.m. Monday, May 11, to 7 a.m. Tuesday, May 12.
• 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, to 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 13.
• 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, to 7 a.m. Thursday, May 14.
• 9 p.m. Thursday, May 14, to 7 a.m. Friday, May 15.

VDOT said drivers should expect delays and use alternate routes. The agency also said the nighttime lane closures will take place under a Fairfax County noise waiver. They are in addition to daytime lane closures scheduled May 11-15 between Union Mill Road/Centreville Farms Drive and Summit Drive/Buckleys Gate Drive.

According to VDOT, the Route 29 widening project covers the corridor between Union Mill Road and Buckleys Gate Drive. The agency said the work includes reconstructing and widening 1.5 miles of roadway from four lanes to six, correcting vertical alignment to improve sight distance, adding shared-use paths on both sides of Route 29, and providing connections to pedestrian and bicycle trails at the Fairfax County Parkway/West Ox Road interchange.

VDOT said the project is expected to be completed this summer. Traffic, work zone and incident information is available at 511.vdot.virginia.gov, through the 511Virginia mobile app or by calling 511 in Virginia.