The Custis Trail in Arlington will be detoured beginning Monday, Sept. 16, due to I-66 Eastbound Widening Project construction. The trail will be closed where it passes under I-66 near Bon Air Park for construction to widen the bridge above. The detour is expected to last until fall 2020.
Trail users will be directed to cross over I-66 using an existing pedestrian bridge about 750 feet east of the underpass. The pedestrian bridge can also be accessed from N. Fairfax Drive near Kensington Street. The detour will be marked and uses existing paved trails.
An additional lane is being added to I-66 East between the Dulles Connector Road and Fairfax Drive / Glebe Road (Exit 71). Extensive work will occur on the I-66 bridge that runs above the trail, which requires the underpass to be closed for safety. As part of the construction, the Custis Trail alignment will be modified to improve safety for trail users.
Work is expected to be complete by fall 2020. The closure and detour were previously announced in spring 2019, but implementation was delayed until work overhead progressed to make it necessary.
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