VDOT Announces January I-66 Lane Closures

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The Virginia Department of Transportation continues to install gantries on I-66 and will close lanes throughout January. VDOT will close all lanes of I-66 in one direction intermittently between midnight and 5 a.m. on dates including:
  • Tuesday, Jan. 6 into Wednesday, Jan. 7: Westbound immediately beyond the Route 28 overpass (Exit 53)
  • Thursday, Jan. 8 into Friday, Jan. 9: Eastbound between Route 28 (Exit 53) and Fairfax County Parkway (Exit 55)
  • Monday, Jan. 12 into Tuesday, Jan. 13: Eastbound between Route 123 (Exit 60) and Nutley Street (Exit 62)
  • Wednesday, Jan. 14 into Thursday, Jan. 15: Westbound just beyond Nutley Street (Exit 62) at the Vaden Drive overpass
  • Monday, Jan. 19 into Tuesday, Jan. 20: Eastbound just beyond the Fairfax County Parkway underpass (Exit 55)
  • Wednesday, Jan. 21 into Thursday, Jan. 22: Westbound just before the Fairfax County Parkway underpass (Exit 55)
  • Monday, Jan. 26 into Tuesday, Jan. 27: Eastbound just before the Fairfax County Parkway underpass (Exit 55)
  • Wednesday, Jan. 28 into Thursday, Jan. 29: Westbound just beyond the Fairfax County Parkway underpass (Exit 55)
Each closure will last up to 30 minutes. “The closures are part of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s ongoing effort to install 36 new gantries as part of the I-66 Active Traffic Management System (ATMS),” VDOT said. “The first gantry went up in mid-November on I-66 East just before Route 28.”
VDOT announced that they will post message signs in advance of the work so that motorists can plan alternate routes. Residents can go to the VDOT website for more information on the project.
The traffic system is scheduled to begin operating between Route 29 in Centreville and the Capital Beltway in early 2015.
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