Drivers Will Soon Need To Find A New Way To Access I-66 From Monument Drive In Fair Oaks

FAIR OAKS, VA — Drivers coming from the Fairfax County Government Center or the Fairfax Corner area via Monument Drive will need to find another way to access eastbound I-66 beginning Monday.

Virginia Department of Transportation work crews will be closing the righthand turn onto the I-66 ramp from northbound Monument Drive for about six months. In the meantime, southbound drivers on Monument Drive will still be able to make a left-hand turn onto the I-66 ramp at the stoplight.

Travelers heading north on Monument Drive will be detoured to Fair Lakes Parkway, where they can make a U-turn and access the ramp from southbound Monument Drive.

VDOT will direct pedestrians and bicyclists using the shared-use path on the eastside of Monument Drive between the Government Center Parkway and I-66 to a temporary path that will be installed between the traffic barriers.

Due to the closure and detour, some Fairfax Connector bus routes will be affected.

The work being done at Monument Drive is part of the ongoing Transform I-66 Outside the Parkway project. When work there is completed, travelers will have full-time access to the new I-66 Express Lanes. In addition, a new parking garage and transit center is being built at the intersection of Monument Drive and Government Center Parkway.