SECTIONS OF RTE. 66, RTE 267 IN McLEAN AREA OF FAIRFAX COUNTY TO CLOSE BRIEFLY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR TRANSFORMER MOVEMENT
Brief Road Closures Associated With the Transport of Electric Substation Transformer
WHAT: Dominion Virginia Power will move a large transformer from the Idylwood Substation off of Shreve Road to the new Reddfield Substation at the West Falls Church Metro Station rail yard located near I-66 and Rt. 267 in McLean overnight tomorrow night. The move will require police to briefly close of two roadways.
WHEN: Sunday, June 17, 2012 Starting at 12:01 AM
WHERE: Police will close a section of Route 66 westbound while the transport carrying the transformer is in motion on that roadway. That should take approximately 15 minutes.
Then, Route 66 will reopen and a section of Route 267 southbound will be closed to allow transport of the transformer, which should take approximately 15 minutes.
The transport will travel from Shreve Rd. to Route 7 North, make a U-turn at Idlywood Road and then travel eastbound in the westbound lane of Interstate 66, to the guardrail at the base of the bus ramp from Route 267 to westbound I-66.
The guardrail will be removed and transport vehicles will cross over to the bus ramp, go the wrong way up the bus ramp and continue traveling north on the southbound side of Rt 267 to the entrance of the substation.
NOTE: The transport will be accompanied by escort vehicles and Fairfax County police.
