I-66 Configuration To Shift At Vienna/Fairfax Metro: VDOT

VIENNA, VA — A new roadway configuration is coming to Interstate 66 between Nutley Street and Vaden Drive, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

The new configuration of lanes on westbound I-66 will start on or around Wednesday, July 6 during the early morning hours. Between Nutley Street and Vaden Drive, the two right lanes will be separated by barrier from the left two lanes. Signage will direct drivers to stay to the right at the split to exit at the Vienna/Fairfax/GMU Metrorail Station (Country Creek Road and Virginia Center Boulevard).

The temporary traffic shift will remain for about two months due to the Transform Outside the Beltway project, which will add I-66 Express Lanes between the Capital Beltway and University Boulevard in Gainesville. The traffic shift will make room for the future I-66 Express Lanes in the center of the interstate.

In addition, the ramps from Virginia Center Boulevard to westbound I-66 and from westbound I-66 West to the Vienna/Fairfax/GMU Metrorail Station will reopen during the early morning hours on or around Wednesday, July 6. The ramps were temporarily closed earlier in June. VDOT will also close the future Express Lanes ramp from Vaden Drive to westbound I-66, which has served as a detour route for buses only.

To prepare for the new configuration of lanes, three lanes of westbound I-66 will be closed between Cedar Lane and Vaden Drive from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5. The ramp from westbound I-66 to northbound and southbound Nutley Street will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Traffic will be detoured to exit at southbound Route 123, keep right to the I-66 ramp and exit at Nutley Street.

On July 5, the ramp from Nutley Street to westbound I-66 will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Southbound Nutley Street traffic will be directed to turn right on Virginia Center Boulevard, stay to the left, turn left at the traffic signal to Vaden Drive, then follow signs to westbound I-66. Northbound Nutley Street traffic will be directed to continue farther north, stay to the left and turn left at the traffic signal to Virginia Center Boulevard, stay to the left, turn left at the traffic signal to Vaden Drive, then follow signs to westbound I-66.

The Express Lanes are on track to open in December 2022. For more information, visit outside.transform66.org.