April 5, 2023

Along about seven miles of Route 7, we're adding a third lane and shared-use paths in each direction, building a pedestrian underpass to access Colvin Run Mill Park, replacing and raising the bridge over Difficult Run, and making other intersection, bicycle and pedestrian improvements. Learn more.

Starting on or about the evening of Monday, April 10, crews will begin reconstructing the Route 7/Baron Cameron Avenue intersection. Weather permitting, the work is scheduled to take place on the nights of April 10-14 and April 16-20 between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. The following modified traffic patterns will be in place in the work area:

8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• The triple left-turn lanes from westbound Route 7 to Baron Cameron Avenue will be reduced to a single left-turn lane.

8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

• Drivers on Springvale Road to Baron Cameron Avenue will turn right onto westbound Route 7 and follow the detour route to Reston Parkway and Wiehle Avenue to Baron Cameron Avenue.
• Drivers on Baron Cameron Avenue, Hunter Gate Way, and Hunter Mill Road destined for westbound Route 7 will proceed on Baron Cameron Avenue westbound to the detour route along Wiehle Avenue and Reston Parkway.
• Route 7 eastbound will be reduced to a single through lane.

Additional lane closures and modified traffic patterns will be in place starting at 10 p.m. and continuing to 5 a.m.

10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

• The triple left-turn lanes from westbound Route 7 to Baron Cameron Avenue will be closed. Drivers on westbound Route 7 to Baron Cameron Avenue will and follow the detour route to Reston Parkway and Wiehle Avenue to Baron Cameron Avenue.
• Drivers on eastbound Route 7 to Baron Cameron Avenue will use the service road at the car wash/service station to access Baron Cameron Avenue.

The right-turn lane from Baron Cameron Avenue to eastbound Route 7 will remain open at all times throughout the nighttime operations.

Signage will be in place to direct drivers along the detour route. See maps below for details.

Please use caution and be alert to vehicles and equipment entering and exiting the work area. All work is weather-dependent and subject to change.

For information on intersection movements at the completion of the construction along Route 7, please see the interactive map on the project website.

Please note crews are only working within the VDOT right of way and where rights have been acquired from property owners (read more).

As a reminder, the Route 7 speed limit has been reduced to 45 miles per hour in active work zones between Reston Avenue and Jarrett Valley Drive, and Virginia law prohibits the use of handheld cell phones while driving through an active work zone.

Please use caution and be alert to work zone signs, potential flagger or police direction, and watch for traffic shifts. Slow-moving vehicles and equipment may be entering or exiting the road.