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Ideas wanted tonight on how to address Oakton traffic congestion

Published November 13, 2025 at 1:45PM | Updated November 14, 2025 at 9:44AM

Traffic on Chain Bridge Road at Miller Road in Oakton (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

For any drivers who’ve endured bumper-to-bumper traffic on Chain Bridge Road or pedestrians wishing they could walk from Oakton Shopping Center to the Oakton Library without risking life and limb, an opportunity has arrived to contribute to a potential solution.

The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) is inviting members of the public to share their ideas for addressing traffic congestion and safety issues in Oakton at a community workshop that will be held tonight (Thursday) at 6:30 p.m. at Oakton High School (2900 Sutton Road).

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Construction begins to standardize complex Fairfax Blvd intersection

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 29, 2025 at 8:30AM

Concept plan for the Fairfax Blvd, Warwick Avenue and McLean Avenue intersection improvements (via City of Fairfax)

Work began on Monday (Aug. 25) to overhaul a currently awkward intersection along Route 50 (Fairfax Blvd) in Fairfax City.

While construction may cause some disruptions, the resulting reconfiguration of the area where Fairfax Blvd, Warwick Avenue and McLean Avenue meet should make travel smoother and safer in the future, according to the city.

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Work to begin on extending I-495 ramp in McLean, affecting traffic

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 30, 2025 at 8:30AM

The merge area from northbound I-495 to the George Washington Memorial Parkway will be temporarily reduced to one lane, starting July 30, 2025 (via VDOT)

The I-495 Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project will introduce another change to the traffic patterns in McLean tonight (Wednesday).

Construction crews are scheduled to begin work this week on an extension of the northbound I-495 (Capital Beltway Inner Loop) ramp to southbound George Washington Memorial Parkway (GW Parkway), requiring the highway to be narrowed.

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Traffic Alert: Paving work closes lanes on Old Dominion Drive in McLean

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 24, 2025 at 2:20PM

Lanes closed on Old Dominion Drive for repaving (staff photo by Vernon Miles)

Commuters might want to think twice before braving Old Dominion Drive in McLean this afternoon (Thursday).

The road is undergoing paving work today, requiring alternating lane closures for both west and eastbound traffic from Briar Ridge Road near the Chesterbrook Shopping Center past Little Falls Road in Arlington County.

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UPDATED: I-495 reopens after fatal multi-vehicle crash in Springfield

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 21, 2025 at 5:00PM | Updated July 23, 2025 at 12:18AM

A crushed Scion XB hatchback after a four-vehicle crash on I-495 in Springfield (courtesy Virginia State Police)

A person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the Capital Beltway (I-495) near North Springfield Elementary School during the afternoon rush hour today (Monday).

The crash involving a Toyota Tacoma truck, a Scion XB hatchback, a Honda Civic, a Ford F350 and a Nissan Rogue occurred around 3:08 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-495 near Braddock Road in north Springfield, according to the Virginia State Police.

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Vienna makes progress on signal, accessibility upgrades along Maple Avenue

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 18, 2025 at 8:30AM

Construction is underway on new curb ramps at the Maple Avenue and Lawyers Road intersection in Vienna (photo by Amy Woolsey)

Drivers heading through Vienna on Maple Avenue might’ve encountered some construction work over the past month.

Since mid-June, contractor Sagres Construction has been working to replace the brick crosswalks and curb ramps at the commercial thoroughfare’s intersections with East Street and Lawyers Road.

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NOW: Tractor-trailer crash shuts down I-495 North in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 1, 2025 at 10:20AM

I-495 North lanes closed for tractor-trailer crash south of Route 123 (via VDOT traffic cameras)

A multi-vehicle crash completely shut down northbound I-495 in Tysons this morning (Tuesday), causing extensive backups during rush-hour.

Police and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units were dispatched to a section of the Capital Beltway north of Route 7 and south of Route 123 around 9:20 a.m. for a crash that reportedly involved a tractor-trailer, another truck and two sedans.

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UPDATED: Shooting at CIA HQ in McLean under investigation

By Angela Woolsey and Jared Serre

Published May 22, 2025 at 10:00AM | Updated May 22, 2025 at 5:14PM

The CIA seal next to a U.S. flag at the agency's Langley headquarters (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

A person was shot this morning (Thursday) at the CIA’s headquarters in McLean.

Patrol officers were dispatched to the 900 block of Dolley Madison Blvd shortly before 4 a.m. to assist CIA Police with managing traffic after a “non-fatal shooting” on the intelligence agency’s property, the Fairfax County Police Department says.

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Fairfax County board opens door for housing, more retail in Franconia Triangle

By Scott McCaffrey

Published May 16, 2025 at 8:30AM

Renderings of Franconia Governmental Center redevelopment (image via Fairfax County government/Soto Architecture & Urban Design)

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors around midnight on Tuesday (May 13) voted 9-0 to move forward with a plan for affordable housing on the soon-to-be-vacated Franconia Governmental Center site.

The vote — unanimous except for absent Springfield District Superivsor Pat Herrity — came after hours of public testimony for and against the proposal to amend the county’s Comprehensive Plan related to the 22.75-acre site known as the Franconia Triangle.

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Fairfax leaders angered at being left out of funding for future Va. transportation projects

By Scott McCaffrey

Published May 15, 2025 at 10:00AM

Fairfax County plans to eventually extend Town Center Parkway from Sunset Hills Road to Sunrise Valley Drive via an underpass under the Dulles Toll Road (via Volkert study)

Fairfax County leaders believe they and other Northern Virginia leaders are getting an unfair deal when it comes to state transportation funding.

The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday (May 13) to send a letter to Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sheppard Miller III, expressing concern about being passed over in the latest round of “Smart Scale” funding for transportation improvements.