VDOT News - Northern Virginia

ALEXANDRIA – Daytime lane closures will occur, weather permitting, along Duke Street (Route 236) between Oasis Drive and South Walker Street Tuesday, April 11 through Thursday, April 13 to implement a traffic shift, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Single-lane closures along eastbound and westbound Duke Street will take place Tuesday between noon and 3:30 p.m., and Wednesday and Thursday between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. each day.

Once the shift is complete, the eastbound Duke Street lanes over I-395 will be temporarily routed over the westbound side of the bridge alongside the westbound lanes. This shift will allow the deck to be replaced on the eastbound side of the bridge. In addition, as part of the shift, drivers along the northbound I-395 ramp to westbound Duke Street will temporarily encounter a stop sign instead of a yield at the end of the ramp. These traffic patterns are scheduled to be in place until mid-summer.

The work is part of the project to rehabilitate the Duke Street bridge over I-395. The improvements will extend the overall life of the bridge and improve safety for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians, and include replacing the concrete bridge deck and beams, upgrading the westbound sidewalk to a shared-use path, and widening the eastbound sidewalk. The project is scheduled for completion this winter.

Visit the VDOT project page for more details.

Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are reminded to use caution when traveling in active work zones. Be alert to new traffic patterns and limit distractions.  

You can get real-time traffic, work zone and incident information online at 511virginia.org, via the free mobile 511Virginia app, or by calling 511 in Virginia anywhere anytime.

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