I-66 to be closed sporadically in Gainesville for overpass work Sunday and Monday nights

All I-66 lanes in Gainesvlle will be closed up to 20 minutes at a time for work on Catharpin Road overpass

Virginia Department of Transportation will conduct overnight lane closures on I-66 Sunday, July 10 and Monday, July 11 between US 15 and US 29 in Gainesville, weather permitting, for crews to remove beams from the old Catharpin Road overpass.

On eastbound I-66, single-lane closures will begin around 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Intermittent total closures up to 20 minutes will begin around midnight each night. One lane will be reopened after each total closure, with all lanes reopened by 5 a.m.

On westbound I-66, single-lane closures will begin around 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Intermittent total closures up to 20 minutes will begin around midnight each night. One lane will be reopened after each total closure, with all lanes reopened by 5 a.m.

Motorists should expect delays and are advised to use alternate routes.

The new Catharpin Road overpass is part of the I-66 Widening Project, which will add one regular and one HOV lane in each direction from Route 29 in Gainesville to Route 15 in Haymarket. The $65 million project is scheduled for completion later this summer.

The adjacent I-66 and Route 15 diverging-diamond interchange project is scheduled for completion in fall 2017. 
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