The Carlin Springs Road Bridge will close on Friday for partial demolition as part of its planned replacement.
The bridge will be closed to all traffic from 7 p.m. on Friday, December 8 through 5 a.m. Monday, December 11 for demolition. The closure will also affect the section of N. George Mason Drive underneath.
Roadway ramps and sidewalks connecting N. George Mason Drive and N. Carlin Springs Road will stay open during demolition, but traffic will be temporarily detoured via adjacent streets during the weekend closure. Signs will be in place to assist drivers and pedestrians.
Staff from the county’s Department of Environmental Services are encouraging motorists to use alternative routes, such as N. Glebe Road, Arlington Blvd and Wilson Blvd during the closure. Properties adjacent to the work site will still be accessible.
Detours will be as follows, per DES:
Detour for northbound traffic on N. George Mason Drive:
- Turn right at N. Park Drive
- Turn left at N. Carlin Springs Road
- Turn right onto ramp to N. George Mason Drive (northbound direction)
Detour for southbound traffic on N. George Mason Drive:
- Turn right at 6th Street N.
- Turn left at N. Edison Street
- Turn left at N. Carlin Springs Road
- Turn right onto ramp to N. George Mason Drive (southbound direction)
Detour for westbound traffic on N. Carlin Springs Road:
- Turn right onto ramp to N. George Mason Drive (northbound direction)
- Turn right onto N. Buchanan Street
- Turn left onto 7th Street N.
- Turn left onto N. George Mason Drive (southbound direction)
- Turn right onto ramp to N. Carlin Springs Road (westbound direction)
Detour for eastbound traffic on N. Carlin Springs Road:
- Turn right onto ramp to N. George Mason Drive (southbound direction)
- Turn left onto N. Park Drive
- Turn right onto N. Carlin Springs Road (eastbound direction)
When the bridge reopens on December 11, the rest of the bridge will be limited to one travel lane in each direction and a single sidewalk until the project is completed.
Completion of the project, which will add wider sidewalks, bike lanes, four travel lanes and other features, is scheduled for fall 2019.