King Street Roadway and Sidewalk Impacts

Across three different weekends from May 1-June 1, King Street will be closed between Russell Rd and Daingerfield Rd to accommodate regional construction, with customers needing to follow road and pedestrian signage to detour to access King St-Old Town station. This work is being performed by the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) as part of its improvements at Alexandria station. Work hours will be 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. for each of the below impact dates:

Impacted dates

• Thursday, May 28 at 7:00 p.m. until Wednesday, June 3 at 10:00 p.m.
• Thursday, June 18 at 7:00 p.m. until Wednesday, June 24 at 6:00 a.m.

Traffic impacts

Roadway impacts

• King Street will be fully closed between Russel Rd and Daingerfield Rd, with traffic detoured to Duke St
• Commonwealth Ave will remain open with single travel lane alternating traffic directed by flaggers

Sidewalk impacts

• King St will be fully closed to pedestrians. Pedestrians should follow the below detour map to navigate this area during impacted dates.

Customer information

With the full closure of King St’s sidewalk, pedestrians may access King St-Old Town station via two different routes:

• Callahan Dr to Sunset Dr to Commonwealth Ave
• Callahan Dr to Duke St

See the below photo for the pedestrian path: 

Safety

• Construction zones sites will be clearly marked. For your safety, please stay clear of work areas and follow all posted signs & detour info. 
• Expect possible noise during construction work hours. 

This work is part of VRE’s Alexandria station improvements and King St and Commonwealth Ave rail bridge replacement project. For more information, please visit VRE’s project webpage.