Editing Tysons, Virginia (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:2019-06-28 12 14 48 View south along Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) from the overpass for Virginia State Route 694 (Lewinsville Road) in Mclean, Fairfax County, Virginia, with the skyline of Tysons Corner visible in the distance.jpg|thumb|[[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|I-495]] south towards Tysons]]
[[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|Interstate 495]], the Capital Beltway, runs generally north–south through eastern Tysons. [[Virginia State Route 267]], the east-west Dulles Toll Road, runs along the community's northern border. The I-495/VA 267 interchange is located in the northeastern part of the community. [[Virginia State Route 7]] runs southeast–northwest through Tysons, intersecting [[Virginia State Route 123]], which runs northeast–southwest, in the community's center.<ref name=GoogleMaps>{{google maps | title = Tysons Corner, VA | url = https://www.google.com/maps?q=Tysons+Corner,+VA&hl=en&sll=38.003386,-79.420925&sspn=7.823349,16.907959&oq=Tysons&hnear=Tysons+Corner,+Fairfax,+Virginia&t=m&z=14 | access-date = 2013-12-05}}</ref>

Due to its large daytime population, Tysons experiences high traffic congestion. This has led to plans for denser development, including additional rail infrastructure.<ref name="Rosslyn, Ballston" /> On July 26, 2014, the [[Washington Metro]] started offering [[rapid transit]] rail service in Tysons via its [[Silver Line (Washington Metro)|Silver Line]].<ref name=SilverLine>{{cite web | title = About | work = Silver Line Metro | publisher = [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]] | url = http://silverlinemetro.com/sv-about/ | access-date = 2013-12-05 | archive-date = 2016-11-06 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161106172303/http://silverlinemetro.com/sv-about/ | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Gibson | first = Kendis | title = Metro Silver line opening pushed back again, likely to March | publisher = [[Associated Press]] | date = 2013-12-03 | url = http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/12/metro-silver-line-opening-pushed-back-again-likely-to-march-97593.html | access-date = 2013-12-05}}</ref> Metro operates four stations on the line in Tysons; from east to west, these are [[McLean (WMATA station)|McLean]], [[Tysons station|Tysons]], [[Greensboro (WMATA station)|Greensboro]], and [[Spring Hill (WMATA station)|Spring Hill]]. The Silver Line connects Tysons by rail with [[Reston, Virginia|Reston]], [[Washington Dulles International Airport]], and [[Ashburn, Virginia|Ashburn]] to the west and [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington]], [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Maryland]] to the east.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Aratani|first1=Lori|date=5 March 2021|title=Silver Line's second phase should reach 'substantial completion' by Labor Day, project director says|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/metro-silver-line/2021/03/05/6ed433a0-7de7-11eb-a976-c028a4215c78_story.html|access-date=10 March 2021|newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref>

In February 2017, [[Virginia Department of Transportation|VDOT]] began construction on the Jones Branch Connector, a half-mile roadway that crosses Interstate 495 and connects Central and Tysons East and is projected to carry more than 32,000 vehicles per day by 2040. The bridge opened to traffic in 2018, and work was completed in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Under Construction: Jones Branch Connector in Fairfax County |url=https://www.virginiadot.org/projects/northernvirginia/jones_branch_connector.asp |publisher=Virginia Department of Transportation |access-date=July 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Ashley|last=Hopko|title=County Officials Celebrate Finished Jones Branch Connector in Tysons |url=https://www.tysonsreporter.com/2020/03/05/county-officials-celebrate-finished-jones-branch-connector-in-tysons/ |publisher=Tysons Reporter |access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref> The connection improved the operations along the adjacent road systems. This connection extended and widened existing lanes eastward along Scotts Crossing Road, ending at Route 123 adjacent to the McLean Metro Station.