Update: Construction On Alexandria Station, King Street Bridge Postponed To End Of May

Updated 5/14

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Virginia Railway Express clarified its construction schedule for the Alexandria Railway Station and the King and Commonwealth bridge.

Initially, the VRE said construction scheduled for May 15-18 would be rescheduled for "the following weekend."

The service has clarified that the next round of construction will be undertaken from the evening of Thursday, May 28, through Tuesday morning, June 2.

An additional weekend of work from June 11-15 is still under consideration.

Weekend work throughout the month was scheduled to run over three weekends from Friday evenings at 7 p.m. to Monday at 10 p.m., with track restored by Tuesday at 5 a.m.

One weekend of work has already been completed.

While the work is done, King Street will be closed between Russell Road and Daingerfield Road, with traffic routed to Duke Street. Commonwealth Avenue will remain open with a single travel lane of alternating traffic directed by flaggers. Sunset Drive will remain open to local traffic only, the city reported when the construction was announced.

Also during construction, the sidewalk connecting King Street to the station tunnel will be closed on both sides under the bridge during these times, but the sidewalk along Commonwealth Avenue will remain open, with signs pointing out detours.

Pedestrian detour options are listed here.

The government of Alexandria also provides more details on road closures here.