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Year of Duke Street closures starting today for Landmark Mall redevelopment

Duke Street closure due to Landmark Mall redevelopment (image via City of Alexandria)

Some streets around the former Landmark Mall site, most notable a stretch of Duke Street, could see some closures starting today and running through next August.

The City of Alexandria said the street closures are tied to construction of infrastructure at the WestEnd project.

According to the release:

Starting December 30, 2024 through August 1, 2025, eastbound Duke Street to Van Dorn Street ramp and the Van Dorn Street to eastbound Duke Street ramp will be closed to all traffic. These closures will coincide with the Construction at WestEnd infrastructure project to include installation of roadway infrastructure.

Traffic for the eastbound Duke Street to Van Dorn Street ramp will be detoured through the neighboring streets as follows:

  • From Duke Street, right onto South Walker Street
  • Left onto Stevenson Avenue.
  • Signs will direct traffic onto Van Dorn Street.

Traffic for the Van Dorn Street to eastbound Duke Street ramp will be detoured through the neighboring streets as follows:

  • Signs will direct Van Dorn Street traffic onto Stevenson Avenue.
  • Right onto South Walker Street.
  • Signs will direct traffic onto Duke Street.

The release said both ramps will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians. Duke Street traffic will be detoured through neighboring streets.

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  • Vernon Miles is the ALXnow cofounder and editor. He's covered Alexandria since 2014 and has been with Local News Now since 2018. When he's not reporting, he can usually be found playing video games or Dungeons and Dragons with friends.