Detour Begins at Fair Lakes Parkway

A six-month long detour for traffic on Fair Lakes Parkway at Fairfax County Parkway will begin on Wednesday.

The detour is part of ongoing interchange construction at this location. In addition to the detour, the speed limit on Fair Lakes Parkway will be reduced from 45 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour.

The first phase of the detour will prohibit Fair Lakes Parkway through traffic at the Fairfax County Parkway. Motorists will be directed from Fair Lakes Parkway to Fair Lakes Circle and back to Fair Lakes Parkway.

Motorists will continue to have access to and from the Fairfax County Parkway during this phase of the detour, which will be in place through the fall 2011. 

Motorists can view all phases of the detour and maps at the project web page here. The entire $69.5 million project is scheduled for completion in 2013.