Route 7 Widening Project Prompts Overnight Lane Closures

VIENNA, VA — If you're traveling on Leesburg Pike at night, expect to see ongoing construction activity. Overnight construction work began for the Route 7 improvement project between Tysons and Reston on Monday, Oct. 7. The project, which will add a third lane in each direction, is focused on seven miles of Route 7 between Jarrett Valley Drive in Vienna and Reston Avenue.

Construction activities will start in the section of Route 7 between Jarrett Valley Drive and Reston Avenue. Other work will happen on side streets along Route 7.

The overnight construction will prompt lane closures on these nights:

• Sunday through Thursday nights: 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• Friday nights: 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. or other off-peak hours
• Saturday nights: 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. or other off-peak hours

A full list of lane closures for Oct. 7-11 is available here. Lane closures for each week will be posted on Fridays.

The speed limit in active work zones between Delta Glen Court and Reston Avenue has been reduced to 45 mph. Fairfax County has granted a noise waiver for the overnight construction activity.

The Route 7 project kicked off over the summer and is expected to be completed in 2024. The first of the improvements, a third left-turn lane to Baron Cameron Avenue, has already opened. For more information and to sign up for email updates, visit connectroute7.org.