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UPDATE: Nighttime Detour of Eastbound Dulles Access Highway Set Monday, Jan. 8 at 10 p.m. to Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 5 a.m.
January 3, 2018
 
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UPDATE: Nighttime Detour of Eastbound Dulles Access Highway Set
Monday, Jan. 8 at 10 p.m. to Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 5 a.m.
 
On or about Monday, Jan. 8 at 10 p.m. to Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 5 a.m., the eastbound Dulles International Airport Access Highway (DIAAH) will be diverted to the eastbound Dulles Toll Road (DTR) near the site of the Silver Line's Innovation Center Station. Lane closures will also occur on the Dulles Toll Road (DTR) and the Dulles Greenway while Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project crews continue construction of pedestrian bridges at the Silver Line Phase 2 Innovation Center Metrorail Station east of Route 28. See details below.
 
Monday, Jan. 8 at 10 p.m. to Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 5 a.m.:
  • The left lane of the ramp from the eastbound Dulles Greenway to the eastbound DTR will be closed.
  • Eastbound DIAAH traffic to Centreville Road will be diverted to the Dulles Toll Road at mile marker 0.2. Signage will be in place to direct drivers (See Figure 1).
  • Eastbound DIAAH traffic between mile markers 1.8 and 2.2 will be diverted to the left lane of the eastbound Dulles Toll Road (DTR).
Figure 1:  Traffic on the eastbound DIAAH will be diverted to the eastbound DTR.
 
  • Eastbound DTR traffic will be restricted to the two right lanes.
  • Eastbound DIAAH traffic will return to the DIAAH at mile marker 2.2, just prior to the Centreville Road bridge and all lanes will be restored for eastbound DTR users.
 
All work is weather dependent and subject to change.
 
Information about additional detours will be forthcoming as the work progresses.
 
Drivers are asked to use caution and pay attention to all signage and barricades. Large, slow-moving vehicles may be exiting and entering the highway at various times.
 
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A 24/7 emergency hotline is available for Phase 2 Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project construction-related issues: 844-385-7245. For general project information: www.dullesmetro.com or 703-572-0506.