Virginia Route 267

Virginia Route 267
State	VA
Type	VA
Route	267
Length mi	43.34
Length notes	Approximate
Established	1966
Direction a	West
Terminus a	Loudoun County
Direction b	East
Terminus b	Alexandria
Counties	Loudoun County, Fairfax County, Falls Church, Fairfax, Alexandria

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Virginia Route 267 is a numbered highway in northern Virginia. It comprises a set of limited-access and tolled segments serving commuter, freight, and airport traffic in the Washington metropolitan area and the Northern Virginia region. The corridor connects major nodes including Washington Dulles International Airport, Tysons Corner, Reston, Herndon, and urbanized areas near I-395 and the George Washington Parkway.

Route description

The corridor begins in Loudoun County near Dulles International Airport and proceeds east through Chantilly, Herndon, and Reston, paralleling portions of SR 28 and crossing county lines into Fairfax County. It provides access to Washington Dulles International Airport, Dulles Toll Road, and the Washington Metro Silver Line stations such as Wiehle–Reston East station and McLean station, intersecting major arterials including US 50, SR 123, and I-495. Eastbound lanes descend toward Falls Church and Tysons Corner with connections to I-66 and local streets serving the George Mason University footprint near Fairfax. The corridor continues along elevated flyovers and surface ramps approaching I-395 and the Potomac River crossings toward Alexandria, integrating with regional freight routes that link to facilities near Port of Virginia logistics nodes and intermodal centers.

The corridor originated in planning documents tied to postwar suburbanization around Washington, D.C. and expansions documented by the Virginia Department of Transportation and regional bodies such as the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission in the 1960s and 1970s. Early segments opened to serve growth in Dulles International Airport traffic and the emerging office parks of Tysons Corner Center and Reston Town Center. Major construction phases corresponded with federal initiatives influencing the National Capital Planning Commission priorities and state investments aligned with the Interstate Highway System era. Subsequent decades saw upgrades tied to surface transit projects like the Washington Metro expansion and the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, reflecting interagency coordination among Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and county planning commissions for Fairfax County and Loudoun County. Environmental reviews citing the National Environmental Policy Act shaped alignments near wetlands and protected areas adjacent to Potomac River. Jurisdictional transfers and operational changes involved entities including the Virginia General Assembly and the Commonwealth Transportation Board.

Tolling on the corridor has been managed through agreements among the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Virginia Department of Transportation, and regional tolling authorities. Electronic toll collection initiatives integrated systems like E-ZPass and regional payment interoperability with neighboring corridors such as Dulles Greenway and I-66 Inside the Beltway pilot projects. Revenue bonds issued under statutes authorized by the Virginia General Assembly funded construction and capital improvements, with oversight by fiscal bodies including the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Operational adjustments have responded to traffic modeling studies conducted by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and incident management coordination with Virginia State Police and local emergency services from jurisdictions including Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and Alexandria Police Department. Toll policies have periodically been revised following public hearings held by county boards such as the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors.

The corridor interfaces with several principal highways and arterials recognized by state and federal roadway designations. Notable junctions include connections with SR 28 near Dulles, US 50 at Chantilly, SR 123 in Tysons, and I-495 in the Beltway corridor. Eastward, it meets I-66 and provides ramps to I-395 toward central Washington, D.C.. The corridor also links to major local facilities including Washington Dulles International Airport, Tysons Corner Center, Reston Town Center, and park-and-ride complexes served by Virginia Railway Express and Metrobus. Freight and logistics movements connect with routes serving the Port of Virginia and regional distribution centers in Prince William County and Loudoun County.

Planned improvements reflect regional mobility strategies advanced by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, and the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Projects under study include capacity enhancements, interchange reconfigurations near Tysons Corner Center and Reston, and multimodal integration with extensions of the Washington Metro Silver Line and commuter rail services by Virginia Railway Express. Funding proposals have involved public-private partnerships and bond issuances critiqued in hearings before the Virginia General Assembly. Environmental permitting and community outreach processes engage stakeholders such as the Sierra Club and local civic associations in Fairfax County and Loudoun County. Long-range plans consider emerging technologies from agencies like the Federal Highway Administration for managed lanes, congestion pricing, and freight optimization to serve the broader Washington metropolitan area logistics footprint.