This Week's Traffic Tangles

Your commute may be inevitable, but getting stuck in traffic doesn't have to be.

Virginia Megaprojects has announced that the following roads in McLean will be closed between 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. because of the Dulles metrorail construction project.

• Chain Bridge Rd. (Route 123) north and south at Tysons Blvd. - Left turn lane closed Sunday - Friday nights for bridge work. Traffic will be directed to follow posted detour signs.
• Galleria Dr. west at Tysons Blvd. - Three left turn lanes closed Sunday - Saturday nights for station work. Traffic will be directed to follow posted detour signs.
• Galleria Dr. east at Tysons Blvd. - Right turn lane closed Sunday- Saturday nights for station work. Traffic will be directed to follow posted detour signs.
• Tysons Blvd. east at Galleria Dr. - Two right lanes closed Sunday - Saturday nights for station work. Traffic will be directed to follow posted detour signs.
• Dolley Madison Blvd. (Route 123) north at Capital One Dr. - Left turn lane closed Sunday - Friday nights for concrete work.
• Dolley Madison Blvd. (Route 123) south from Capital One Dr. to I-495 - Right lane closed Sunday - Friday nights for bridge work.

The following closures in McLean are schedule for the Interstate 495 express lanes project.

• I-495 south to Exit 46A, Chain Bridge Rd. (Route 123) south - Ramp closed Monday - Thursday nights for bridge work. Traffic will be directed to take Exit 46B, Chain Bridge Rd. (Route 123) north, stay to the right, follow signs to I-495 north, stay to the right to enter onto Chain Bridge Rd. (Route 123) south.

A map of this week's scheduled closures in Northern Virginia is available on the Virginia Megaprojects website.