Traffic Alert: Gainesville Traffic Shift Monday Night

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Work on a major traffic shift will begin tonight in Gainesville, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Drivers are asked to be alert to new traffic patterns tomorrow morning and to allow additional time to adjust to the new configuration throughout the area.

On Tuesday night through Wednesday morning, traffic on southbound Route 29 between Interstate 66 and Linton Hall Road will be shifted onto the new bridge over the railroad tracks, and the ramp from eastbound I-66 to southbound Route 29 (at Exit 43A) will be reopened.

In addition, the traffic signal at Route 29 and Linton Hall Road/Route 55 will be removed, with Linton Hall/Route 55 traffic being shifted onto the new overpass. All activities are weather permitting, the police department said on its Facebook page.

Following the traffic shift, work will begin to complete the ramps from Route 55 to southbound Route 29 and from northbound Route 29 to Linton Hall. Detours will be in place while these ramps are under construction.

Motorists heading from northbound Route 29 to eastbound Linton Hall and from eastbound Route 55 to southbound Route 29 will be detoured via temporary ramps. Those on westbound Linton Hall heading to southbound Route 29 will be detoured via Wellington Road and University Boulevard.

The final Gainesville traffic switch is scheduled to occur this summer with the completion of all ramps connecting Linton Hall/Route 55 to Route 29. For more information, check out VDOT’s webpage.