Heavy Construction in Reston on Metro Silver Line Will Impact Traffic: Officials

RESTON, VA — Be alert, Reston drivers: the second phase of construction of the Metro Silver Line is "progressing rapidly" in the area, and that means some major impacts on local roads, warns a new statement from the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project.

There are currently six Metrorail stations under construction, including a station at Reston Town Center, and all but one of them are located in the median of the Dulles Access Highway or Dulles Greenway.

"Hundreds of construction related vehicles and thousands of private and other commercial vehicles must safely share these roads every day," the statement notes. "Drivers will expect multiple changes in traffic patterns both day and night, all along the alignment."

Officials urge locals to remain alert to changing conditions, watch for slow-moving vehicles and heavy construction equipment, and obey all signage. The Virginia Department of Transportation provides the following "rules of the road" in work zones:

• Drive at the posted speed limit. The fine for speeding in a work zone can be $500.
• Proceed with extreme caution. Expect anything in construction sites.
• Be aware - especially of construction vehicles moving in and out of work zones.
• Obey signs, channelizing devices and pavement markings. They will guide you through the work zones.
• Leave plenty of room between your vehicle and others around you. Unexpected stops frequently occur in work zones.
• Watch for flaggers. Their direction will get you safely through the work zones.
• Look for changes. A work zone might have changed since your last trip.
• Please watch out for highway workers. They are somebody's loved one.

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Image via Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project