Weather permitting, weekday lane closures are scheduled along Route 29 in Fairfax from March 9 through April 3 as part of ongoing work to widen the roadway. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) announced that the closures will take place between Union Mill Road/Centreville Farms Drive and Summit Drive/Buckleys Gate Drive.
Northbound Route 29 will have single-lane closures on weekdays during the following periods: March 9-13, March 16-20, March 23-27, and March 30-April 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on April 3 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Southbound Route 29 between Sandy Point Lane and Stringfellow Road/Clifton Road will also see single-lane closures on weekdays from March 9-13 and March 16-20 between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Drivers are advised to expect delays and consider alternate routes.
The Route 29 widening project aims to improve safety, traffic flow, and accessibility for both bicyclists and pedestrians along the corridor between Union Mill Road and Buckleys Gate Drive. Planned improvements include reconstructing and widening a stretch of road from four lanes to six, correcting vertical alignment for better sight distance, adding shared-use paths on both sides of Route 29, and providing connections to pedestrian and bicycle trails at the Fairfax County Parkway/West Ox Road interchange. The project is expected to be completed this summer.
VDOT manages one of the largest state highway systems in the United States, overseeing planning, construction, maintenance, traffic management services such as Virginia’s statewide 511 system, as well as land-use permits along state routes. The agency’s mission focuses on building, maintaining, and operating roads, bridges, and tunnels across Virginia to support safe transportation.
Travelers can access real-time traffic information online at 511.vdot.virginia.gov, through the free mobile app or by calling 511 anywhere in Virginia.
