Road closures will begin tonight as the Virginia Railway Express replaces two bridges near Alexandria’s Union Station (110 Callahan Drive).
VRE is replacing two bridge spans on King Street and Commonwealth Avenue in a project that begins tonight (May 1) at 7 p.m. Between now and 10 p.m. Monday (May 4). King Street will be fully closed between Russell Road and Daingerfield Road, with traffic detoured to Duke Street, according to VRE.
“CSX will restore track service by Tuesday at 5 a.m.,” city government said in a release. “Commonwealth Avenue will remain open with a single travel lane alternating traffic directed by flaggers. Sunset Drive will remain completely open.”
Additional construction periods with road closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. Friday, May 15, to 10 p.m. Monday, May 18, and from 7 a.m. Friday, May 29, to 10 p.m. Monday, June 1.
“The sidewalk connecting King Street to the station tunnel will be closed on both sides under the bridge during these times, but the sidewalk along Commonwealth Avenue will remain open,” the city release said. “Detour signage will be posted to direct pedestrians. The stairs from the east platform to King Street will be closed starting May 15.”
Metro service is not expected to be impacted during construction.
VRE’s project to replace rail bridges over King Street and Commonwealth Avenue and make upgrades at Alexandria Union Station is being coordinated with the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s Alexandria Fourth Track Project and the city’s King Street and Commonwealth improvements. The Long Bridge Project is also underway to boost rail capacity between D.C. and Virginia.
