Starting on or about August 3, drivers on Route 7 and adjacent side streets will experience lane shifts, traffic pattern changes and detours between Utterback Store Road and Baron Cameron Avenue.

All residences, businesses and other public facilities will remain accessible. Please see the descriptions and maps below for details:

Route 7 Eastbound – August 3

• Eastbound Route 7 lanes will shift to the south (away from the median) between Utterback Store Road and Baron Cameron Avenue.

Route 7 Westbound – August 10

• Westbound Route 7 lanes will shift to the south (towards the median) between Baron Cameron Avenue and Utterback Store Road.

Starting the week of August 10 , drivers will experience detours on side streets:

Great Passage Boulevard

• Great Passage Boulevard will close at Route 7 until June 2021.
• Follow signed detour along Kettle Pond Lane and Amanda Drive.

Riva Ridge Drive

• Riva Ridge Drive will close at Route 7 until June 2021.
• Follow signed detour along Kettle Pond Lane and Amanda Drive.

All work is weather-dependent and subject to change. Crews are only working within the VDOT right of way and where rights have been acquired from property owners.

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.

VDOT urges caution regarding work zone signs, potential flaggers or police direction, and to watch for traffic shifts. Slow-moving vehicles and equipment may be entering or exiting the road.