McLean/Tysons Corner traffic alert
Here are the major road closings in the McLean/Tysons Corner area brought to you by the simultaneous construction of the new Metro Silver Line and the Express lanes. The information below is taken from public notices published weekly by the Dulles Metrorail Project and Virginia Megaprojects.
Overnight closings for Tysons Corner and McLean.
Here are this week's major traffic tangles in and around McLean and Tysons Corne. This information is published from public e-mail alerts issued by Dulles Metro Rail and Virginia Megaprojects.
Guideway completed last week in a major milestone for Silver Line.
The new Silver Line celebrated a major milestone Tuesday: completion of the aerial guideway that will take the trains from East Falls Church to Reston. Here is a reprint of the Frequently Asked Questions of the project that was distributed by Dulles Metro Rail. McLean Patch is running the following verbatim and unedited. "Q. What is a guideway? A. A guideway is a structure that supports trains or other vehicles that ride over it. This project features both at-grade and aerial guideways." "Q. Where were aerial guideways built? A. Aerial guideway begins where the new line splits off from the existing WMATA Orange Line tracks just before the West Falls Church Metrorail stationand yard. It flies over the westbound lanes of I-66 and …
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Notice to neighbors from Dulles Metro Rail.
If you're hearing train noises between the East and West Falls Church Stations in the wee hours of the morning, here's why. The Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project is testing trains on the existing Metro rails between the stations, between from 10 p.m.-6 a.m., Monday through Thursday nights, for the next two weeks. This activity involves running trains at various speeds and safe breaking distances to test changes that were made to the existing Orange Line tracks to tie-in the Silver Line now under construction. The Silver Line will eventually run from Loudoun County and Dulles Airport to downtown Washington. That tie-in will allow passengers from Dulles airport, Reston, McLean and Tysons Corner to ride the train straight into Rosslyn or …
Traffic alerts in McLean from July 9 through 15
This week's traffic travails throughout McLean and Tysons Corner brought to you by the simultaneous construction of the Express Lanes and the Metro line to Dulles. Full Closure of Westbound Interstate 66 Overnights Dulles Corridor Metrorail construction will implement a full closure of westbound I-66, between Route 267 and Route 7, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday. These closures are necessary to install acoustical barriers on the new Metrorail aerial guideway (flyover bridge) that crosses the highway. Traffic is not allowed to flow under active construction for public safety reasons. I-495 south from Exit 44, Georgetown Pike (Route 193) to Oak St. overpass - Three lanes closed Monday - Saturday nights for overhead sign and …
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20 minute delays between East and West Falls Church
Metrorail riders using the Orange Line between the East Falls Church and West Falls Church stations this weekend should allow an additional 20 minutes of travel time. The Dulles Metrorail Project, which is building the new Silver Line from Falls Church to Reston, is installing cables this weekend thus the delays. Starting at 10 p.m. tonight, and continuing through closing on Sunday night, , shuttle buses will replace Orange Line trains between these two stations. Orange Line trains will operate in two sections: between Vienna and West Falls Church at regular weekend intervals, and between East Falls Church and New Carrollton at regular weekend intervals. The last eastbound train will depart Vienna 20 minutes earlier than normal, at 2…
Rob Jackson
5:25 pm on Monday, July 30, 2012
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