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Bridge Demolition at Route 29/I-66 Interchange in Centreville
Next Weekend, January. 3-6, 2020
Work during daytime and nighttime hours will narrow Route 29 to one lane in each direction
FAIRFAX - Demolition of the I-66 bridges over Route 29 South in Centreville will require reducing Route 29 under I-66 to a single lane in each direction starting at 10:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, through 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6. Two-way traffic will run on Route 29 North during this period.
Drivers using ramps to and from I-66 will not be allowed to make left turns during this time. Detours will be posted. Drivers should expect delays if traveling in this area.
Closures are needed for bridge demolition activities over the roadway. Work will be on-going throughout the weekend during both daytime and nighttime hours.
Details include:
From 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 3, through 5 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 6:
- Route 29 North and South at I-66
- Route 29 will be reduced to two lanes, one travel lane in each direction.
- Two-way traffic will be run in the northbound lanes of Route 29 under I-66.
- Ramp from I-66 West to Route 29
- No left turn to Route 29 North.
- Drivers will be directed to turn right at the traffic signal onto Route 29 South, stay to the left, and make a U-turn at O’Day Drive onto Route 29 North.
- Ramp from I-66 East to Route 29
- No left turn to Route 29 South.
- Drivers will be directed to turn right at the traffic signal onto Route 29 North, stay to the left and continue to the intersection of Trinity Parkway/Centrewood Drive. At the traffic signal, drivers will use the left-most of the two left-turn lanes to make a U-turn onto Route 29 South.
- Ramp from Route 29 North to I-66 East
- The ramp from Route 29 North to I-66 East will be closed.
- Drivers will continue farther north to the intersection of Trinity Parkway/Machen Road. At the traffic signal, drivers will use the left-most of the two left-turn lanes to make a U-turn onto Route 29 South, then stay to the right and follow signs to I-66 East.
- As an alternate route, drivers can continue farther north to Route 28 North, stay to the right, and follow signs to I-66 East.
- Turn lane from Route 29 South to I-66 West
- No left turn to I-66 West.
- Drivers will continue farther south, stay to the left and make a U-turn at O’Day Drive onto Route 29 North.
The I-66 bridges over Route 29 are being reconstructed as part of the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project. The bridges are being lengthened, widened, and raised to accommodate the new Express Lanes and provide room for future mass transit along I-66 and future widening of Route 29. This work is being done in phases in order to maintain traffic on I-66 throughout demolition and reconstruction.
All work is weather dependent and will be rescheduled if inclement conditions occur.
On Twitter, follow VDOT Northern Virginia at @VaDOTNOVA
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ROUTE 29 WIDENING
Union Mill Road to Buckleys Gate Drive in Fairfax County
(September 2019)
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will be holding design public hearing in the Fall of 2019 on plans for ROUTE 29 that will have major impact on the intersections at Union Mill and Stringfellow/Clifton roads.
The project will add additional lanes from Union Mills to Buckley Gate Drive in Fairfax, correct vertical alignment to improve sight distance, add/improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities on both sides of Route 29 and provide connectivity to pedestrian/bicycle trails at the Fairfax County Parkway/West Ox Road interchange.
This project estimated at $67 million is being financed with "Smart Scale" funding and the "I-66 concession" fee.
For project detail information and progress click (here)VDOT Route 29 Northbound Spot Widening site.
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Cavalier Woods Road Paving in progress
(October 23, 2018)
The long awaited Cavalier Woods II road paving has started as of October 23 and is scheduled to be completed by November 6, 2018.
On the road parking restrictions are in effect until the paving is completed. NO PARKING is allowed from 7:00 AM to 7:00PM Monday to Friday. VDOT will tow your car away at your own expense.
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Cavalier Woods Road Paving in Schedule for this Year
(February, 2018)
VDOT has confirmed that Moore Rd, Cavalier Woods and their local intercepting road (in red on the above VDOT Paving Status map) are schedule for Paving in the 2018 season. There is not an exact time frame for the paving work to start. It may occur at any time during the paving season which runs from April to December 2018.
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TRAFFIC CALMING Speed Humps Implemented
(April 18, 2018)
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation has finished implementing the TRAFFIC CALMING (Speed Humps and speed reduction signs to 25 mph) plan approved by the neighbors of CW1, CW2 and CW3 last March 24, 2017. A very special thank you to "Cavalier Woods Lane and Moore Road Neighborhood Task Force" for their efforts in this long fight to bring this improvement to our communities.
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ROUTE 29 NORTHBOUND WIDENING
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) held a design public hearing Thursday, Sept. 21 on plans to add a third lane to northbound Route 29 from just before Pickwick Road to about a quarter-mile beyond the traffic signal in Centreville.
The additional lane will create added capacity and make northbound Route 29 three lanes the entire way between I-66 in Centreville and Union Mill Road, and the Fairfax County Pkwy. The entire section of southbound Route 29 between Union Mill Road and I-66 in Centreville is already three lanes.
Fairfax County is fully funding the project, which is being administered by VDOT.
For project detail information and progress click (here)VDOT Route 29 Northbound Spot Widening site.
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VDOT: OUR PEOPLE AND PLOWS ARE READY
Equipment, materials, and website part of plan to clear 17,000 lane miles in northern Virginia
FAIRFAX─The Virginia Department of Transportation’s neighborhood-plowing website, plow-tracking technology, and expanded on-road monitoring are among the tools the agency will use this winter in northern Virginia.
“Each year, we strive to improve our winter operations both on the road and behind the scenes,” said Branco Vlacich, VDOT’s maintenance engineer for northern Virginia, at today’s annual snow briefing. “We continue to encourage residents to use the website for real-time information on their neighborhoods during snow storms. Over two years, we’ve seen hits to the site increase while customer calls decrease, as residents check road conditions, locations of our trucks and the progress of our crews.”
VDOT is responsible for 17,737 lane miles in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties (Arlington County maintains its own secondary roads). About half of those miles are highways or high-volume routes, and half are neighborhood streets. During winter weather in northern Virginia, crews remove snow on both networks concurrently.
Last winter’s budget for northern Virginia was about $50.5 million and $128.5 million was spent. This year’s budget is $70.7 million. The region’s snow budget is part of VDOT’s overall statewide maintenance budget of approximately $1.5 billion.
Highlights for winter 2015-16
Neighborhood plowing status: For the third year, when it snows more than two inches, residents of Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William can enter their address at www.vdotplows.org to see whether plowing is underway, completed or not yet started in their neighborhood. They can also track the location of plows in relationship to their house. The site is refreshed every five minutes.
Equipment: More than 3,500 contracted trucks and plows are available and equipped with automatic vehicle locator (AVL) equipment. Special equipment includes:
- A jet-powered snow melter for park-n-ride lots where snow piles can block spaces.
- Seven high-pressure flush trucks clear snow and ice around the bollards separating the I-495 Express Lanes and regular lanes.
- Two front loaders with 20-foot blades plow interstates during severe storms.
- Speed-activated anti-icing equipment puts the right amount of material on the road.
Crews will pre-treat 850 lane miles of trouble spots including:
- 350 lane miles on interstates—including bridges and ramps prone to freezing such as the Springfield interchange and Capital Beltway at Route 1—with liquid magnesium chloride.
- 500 lane miles on major roads, such as Fairfax County Parkway, routes 1, 7, 28, 29, and 50, are pre-treated with salt brine. Brine (77 percent water, 23 percent salt) prevents ice from bonding to the road surface, reduces the need for salt to melt ice, is kinder to the environment and can lower snow removal time and costs.
Monitor program expanded:
This year, 150 VDOT employees will be assigned on-road duty to monitor road conditions and snowplow progress. This works out to about one monitor for every five snow assignment maps in northern Virginia.
Chantilly brine pilot continues: For the second year, crews will pre-treat several roads with brine, plow when snow has fallen and then re-treat with brine. VDOT is testing the effectiveness of this method, which has seen success in some Western states and could further reduce the need for salt.
Resources for drivers and residents
- See the status of plowing in northern Virginia neighborhoods: www.vdotplows.org
- Follow VDOT Northern Virginia on Twitter: @vadotnova
- Report safety concerns: 800-367-7623
- Get all the facts and figures on Northern Virginia snow removal
Gas Leak Partially Closes Entrance to Cavalier Woods II
(Thursday November 5, 2015)
On Wednesday evening the smell of natural gas at the entrance to Cavalier Woods II, corner of Moore Rd. and Cavalier Woods Lane, alerted a number of residents to the possibility of a gas leak.
Washington Gas Company was contacted and dispatched a team to check out the potential leak.
On arrival a gas company supervisor confirmed the presence of gas leaking from the gas company utility access hole on the road at the entrance to Cavalier Woods II. The supervisor also informed Brian Smith, HOA president, that an expert repair crew was being dispatched, and that depending on the magnitude of the leak it may require opening up the street closing the road and access in-out to the subdivision.
The supervisors also inform Brian that an evacuation of some or all the resident in the proximity to the leak could be required if Washington Gas could not readily contain the gas leak.
After half hour of work the repair crew was able to determine that the leak was limited to a corroded coupling within the access hole and that they would be able to cap it and replace without opening up the road. The capping and replacement of the damaged section of pipe was completed within two hours.
While everything worked out well this time with no disturbance, it did pose the question of how best to communicate an emergency situation to all the neighbors in Cavalier Woods II. This is an item that should be discussed at the next HOA meeting.