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Update: Route 7 Now Open in Tysons Corner

Crane collapse closed Route 7 during rush hour

Update: 8:58 p.m. WTOP Radio has reported that Route 7 in Tysons Corner has reopened to traffic.

A crane collapse crippled traffic this afternoon at Route 7 and the Beltway blocked the westbound lanes of Route 7 during the evening rush hour.

Update 6:10 p.m.: No injuries occurred in the crane collapse, Fairfax County Police said.

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Update 5:26 p.m.: Route 7 West is expected to be shut down for several hours, according to Fairfax County.

Original 4:56 p.m.:All lanes of Leesburg Pike (Route 7) west at I-495 are blocked after crane equipment fell on the road Monday afternoon, according to Virginia Department of Transportation officials.

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Virginia State and Fairfax County Police and crews are onsite working to remove the crane from the roadway. Motorists should expect delays into this evening’s rush and use alternative routes.

Traffic is being directed from Route 7 west onto I-495 north.

Motorists on I-495 north exiting to Exit 47A, Leesburg Pike (Route 7) west should use Exit 46A, Chain Bridge Road south to access Tysons Corner.

Motorists on Leesburg Pike (Route 7) east heading to I-495 north should use International Drive to Chain Bridge Road (Route 123) north to I-495 north.



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