VDOT News - Northern Virginia

VIENNA – Drivers on Hunter Mill Road (Route 674) no longer have to yield to oncoming traffic in order to cross Colvin Run, as the new two-lane bridge opened to traffic in both directions today.

The new bridge (located between the Dulles Toll Road and Baron Cameron Avenue):

• Improves traffic flow by replacing the nearly 50-year-old weight-restricted one-lane bridge that required drivers to stop if there was traffic crossing the bridge in the other direction
• Includes a median/splitter island separating the two lanes to improve safety

The Hunter Mill Road over Colvin Run Bridge Replacement project, which is now complete, also includes:

• An improved trail crossing south of the bridge
• Landscaping in the median/splitter island
• Abutments for a future trail bridge over Colvin Run (the rest of the trail bridge will be constructed by Fairfax County)

The $5.2 million project was financed with federal, state (including State of Good Repair funds used for bridges) and county funding.

Drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians are reminded to use caution and be alert to new traffic patterns and limit distractions.

You can get real-time traffic, work zone and incident information online at 511virginia.org, via the free mobile 511Virginia app, or by calling 511 in Virginia anywhere anytime.

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