Crime & Safety
Lee Highway, Gallows Intersection to Close
Between 9 p.m. Friday and sometime Sunday afternoon, drivers will have to seek alternate route
A repaving project will shut down the intersection of Lee Highway (Route 29) and Gallows Road in Merrifield this weekend.
The intersection will be closed off to traffic from 9 p.m. Friday until mid-afternoon Sunday so crews can complete the project, part of a larger reconstruction of the area.
Drivers will not be able to cross the intersection, according to an alert from Fairfax County sent on Wednesday afternoon. Those traveling in and around Vienna, Dunn Loring, Merrifield and Falls Church should use alternate routes; signs will point drivers to detours around the intersection, using Prosperity Avenue, Gallows Road, Providence Forest Drive, Hartland Road, Lee Highway and Porter Road.
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Customers won't lose access to businesses along Lee Highway and Gallows Road, but drivers may need to use a detour if they're approaching from the opposite side of the intersection.
Fairfax County police officers will be stationed on all four sides of the intersection to direct traffic and answer questions.
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