Route 28 between Bristow Village Boulevard and Battalion Square will be closed in both directions again this weekend.
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday night, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews will continue work on a new storm sewer line.
The installation of the line is part of the $69.9 million widening project being done on Route 28.
More on the project from VDOT:
Phase One, which involves relocating Vint Hill Road to Route 28’s intersection with Infantry Lane and widening Route 28 to six lanes between Linton Hall Road and the relocated Vint Hill Road, is scheduled for completion in July 2016. Construction of Phase Two, which involves widening Route 28 to four lanes between the relocated Vint Hill Road and Fitzwater Drive, is scheduled to begin in March 2016 and has an estimated completion date of December 2017.
During the closure, all traffic will be detoured via Fitzwater Drive, Kettle Run Road and Vint Hill Road, stated VDOT.
More on closure times from VDOT:
10 p.m. Friday, June 19 to 5 a.m. Saturday, June 20
10 p.m. Saturday, June 20 to 5 a.m. Sunday, June 21
10 p.m. Sunday, June 21 to 4 a.m. Monday, June 22
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