Traffic & Transit
Fairfax Route 29 Lane Closures Set Through May 15 For Widening Project
Weekday single-lane closures are scheduled on Route 29 in Fairfax between Union Mill Road and Summit Drive.
CENTREVILLE, VA — Drivers on Route 29 in Fairfax can expect weekday single-lane closures Monday through Friday, May 15, between Union Mill Road/Centreville Farms Drive and Summit Drive/Buckleys Gate Drive for widening project work, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
VDOT said the closures are planned, weather permitting, from Monday, May 4, through Friday, May 8, and again from Monday, May 11, through Friday, May 15. The work zone covers the stretch of Route 29 between Union Mill Road and Buckleys Gate Drive.
On northbound Route 29, single-lane closures are scheduled between Union Mill Road/Centreville Farms Drive and Summit Drive/Buckleys Gate Drive from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day during those dates. On southbound Route 29, single-lane closures are scheduled between Summit Drive/Buckleys Gate Drive and Union Mill Road/Centreville Farms Drive from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, according to VDOT.
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Drivers should expect delays and are advised to use alternate routes, according to the transportation agency. Traffic, work zone and incident information is available at 511.vdot.virginia.gov, through the 511Virginia mobile app or by calling 511 in Virginia.
The Route 29 widening project is making improvements along Route 29 between Union Mill Road and Buckleys Gate Drive. According to VDOT, the project is intended to improve safety, traffic flow, and bicyclist and pedestrian accessibility and connectivity.
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The work includes reconstructing and widening 1.5 miles of roadway from four lanes to six, correcting vertical alignment to improve sight distance, adding shared-use paths on both sides of Route 29, and providing connectivity to pedestrian and bicycle trails at the Fairfax County Parkway/West Ox Road interchange.
VDOT said the project is expected to be completed this summer. For Fairfax County drivers who use this corridor for daily travel, the daytime closures could affect commute and midday traffic patterns over the next two weeks.
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