Heads up if you’re driving Route 29 in Virginia on the weekends — major closures are starting in late May.
The Virginia Department of Transportation rescheduled the closures, pushing the roadwork back by a month. Under the revised timeline for the roadwork, the first weekend of closures will be May 30-June 2.
Weather permitting, both northbound and southbound lanes of Route 29 will be shut down to through traffic between Clifton Road-Stringfellow Road (Route 645) and the Fairfax County Parkway (Route 286) on four consecutive weekends.
This is part of the Route 29 widening project, and crews will be installing a new culvert near 13100 Route 29, just west of Hampton Forest Way/Meadow Estates Drive.
Here’s the new closure schedule — mark your calendars:
- 10 p.m. Friday, May 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 2
- 10 p.m. Friday, June 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 9
- 10 p.m. Friday, June 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 16
- 10 p.m. Friday, June 20 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 23
If you live or need to get to a property inside the closed zone, you’ll still have access — but you won’t be able to drive all the way through. Everyone else will be detoured via Clifton Road, Braddock Road (Route 620), and the Fairfax County Parkway. Keep an eye out for the posted detour signs.
The plan is to widen Route 29 between Union Mill Road and Buckleys Gate Drive. The work includes:
- Widening 1.5 miles of road from four lanes to six
- Improving sight distance by fixing elevation changes
- Adding shared-use paths for bikes and pedestrians
- Connecting with trails near Fairfax County Parkway and West Ox Road
VDOT says the whole thing should be wrapped up by spring 2026.