Headaches on the horizon

HOT lanes work: VDOT says that throughout fall and winter, the HOT lanes project will be placing steel beams at the Beltway's interchanges and overpasses at Oak Street, Lee Highway (Route 29), Braddock Road (Route 620), I-66 and the Springfield Interchange. The project is on schedule to be done in 2013, VDOT says.

Tonight through Thursday, VDOT will close the Capital Beltway outer loop lanes at I-66 from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. while crews install steel beams for a new bridge at I-66 East over the Beltway. The lane closing process is scheduled to begin at 9:30 each night.