I-66 Reopens In Centreville After Wednesday Shutdown: VDOT

UPDATE: The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) reopened a portion of Interstate 66 in Centreville on Wednesday night, Sept. 18, that had been closed for the evening rush hour after a vehicle struck an overhead gantry.

The collision damaged the gantry, which held directional signs over the highway, and made it unstable. At about 5 p.m., VDOT and the Virginia State Police shut down the three eastbound lanes on I-66 from Lee Highway (Route 29) in Centreville to the Fairfax County Parkway.

Eastbound I-66 traffic was diverted onto Route 29, bringing even more rush-hour congestion to Centreville than usual.

VDOT brought in a crew and a pair of cranes to dismantle the gantry and haul the pieces away. At 9:05 p.m., the department announced that I-66 was reopened, including the eastbounf entrance ramps from Route 29 and Sully Road (Route 28).

CENTREVILLE, VA — A vehicle crash on Interstate 66 has shut down the eastbound lanes of the highway in Centreville, at the start of Wednesday evening's rush hour, according to the Fairfax County police.

Three lanes of I-66 are closed from the exit for Lee Highway (Route 29) to the Fairfax County Parkway, about two miles to the east (see map below).

The Fairfax County police are urging drivers to avoid the area and to expect heavy traffic.

The police tweeted that a vehicle struck an overhead gantry on the highway at Route 28, "and it has been deemed structurally unsound."

Eastbound traffic on I-66 is being diverted onto Route 29, and the entrance ramps onto I-66 from Route 28 and Route 29 have been closed.

The Virginia State Police are on the scene, as well as workers from the Virginia Department of Transportation.