495 NEXT LANE CLOSURES & TRAFFIC CHANGES

May 13 - May 18, 2024

The following construction-related lane closures and traffic changes are planned in the I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project corridor. Travelers may encounter delays in this area. All work is subject to change based on weather and other factors.


Visit 511virginia.org for real-time information on work zones and lane closures.

495 NEXT Project Area Map

495 NEXT Project Area Map

Highlights for Next Week

  • I-495 North and South – Daytime single and nighttime triple lane closures


  • Live Oak Drive – Daytime flagging operations


  • Balls Hill Road – Daytime flagging operations


  • Georgetown Pike – Nighttime single lane closures


  • Dulles Toll Road – Day and nighttime shoulder closures

Lane Closures 

I-495 (CAPITAL BELTWAY)


Monday, May 13 through Saturday, May 18, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Triple lane closures on north- and southbound I-495 between Dulles Toll Road and the American Legion Bridge for bridge work.


Monday, May 13, through Thursday, May 16, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Single right lane closure on northbound I-495 between Lewinsville Road and George Washington Memorial Parkway for excavation, embankment, pipe, and drainage work.


Monday, May 13, through Thursday, May 16, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Single right lane closure on southbound I-495 between Live Oak Drive and Dulles Toll Road for excavation, embankment, pipe, and drainage work.


Friday, May 17, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Alternating single mobile lane closure on north- and southbound I-495 throughout the project corridor as needed for maintenance work and traffic management.

LIVE OAK DRIVE


Monday, May 13 through Saturday, May 18, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Live Oak Drive will be reduced to a single lane near the swim club and bridge for paving and striping work. Flagging operations alternating single traffic lanes will be in effect.

BALLS HILL ROAD


Monday, May 13 through Friday, May 17, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Balls Hill Road will be reduced to a single lane near Live Oak Drive for hauling work. Flagging operations alternating single traffic lanes will be in effect.

GEORGETOWN PIKE INTERCHANGE


Monday, May 13 through Saturday, May 18, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Single lane closure on east- and westbound Georgetown Pike at Balls Hill Road for drainage and hauling work.

DULLES CORRIDOR INTERCHANGE 


Dulles Toll Road


Monday, May 13, through Friday, May 17, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Right shoulder closure on the eastbound Dulles Toll Road from Spring Hill Road to the I-495 interchange for trenching and conduit work.

Traffic Changes

New Exit Ramp for I-495 North Exit to Dulles Toll Road


Reminder: Motorists traveling on northbound I-495 heading for westbound Dulles Toll Road must take a new, earlier exit. The new exit ramp is located about one-third of a mile ahead of the old, closed Exit 45. To facilitate this new traffic pattern, I-495 has been reduced from four to three lanes for approximately one-half mile near the Dulles Corridor interchange.

George Washington Memorial Parkway West at I-495


Reminder: The ramp from westbound George Washington Memorial Parkway to southbound I-495 (Capital Beltway) was reduced from two lanes to one lane to make room for a construction vehicle haul route that will be separated from traffic by a physical barrier. This traffic change will be in effect throughout construction on the 495 NEXT project.

Project Background

The I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project will extend the existing 495 Express Lanes north by two-and-a-half miles from the Dulles Corridor interchange to the George Washington Memorial Parkway interchange in the vicinity of the American Legion Bridge. The project will provide new and improved connections at the Dulles Corridor and George Washington Memorial Parkway.


Other project benefits include four miles of new bicycle and pedestrian connections including a shared-use path parallel to I-495 from Lewinsville Road to near Live Oak Drive, replacement or rehabilitation of seven bridges with pedestrian accommodations, replacement of nine existing noise walls and construction of a new noise wall, environmental improvements introducing stormwater management facilities and funding of restoration at Scott's Run stream, and dedicated funding to support transit improvements in the corridor including new bus service over the American Legion Bridge. 

 

495 NEXT is a public-private partnership project between the Commonwealth of Virginia and Transurban, operator of the existing 495 Express Lanes. Lane Construction is the design-build contractor for the project. The new extended lanes are scheduled to open in 2025. 

Learn More About the Project


Check out 495next.vdot.virginia.gov for additional information.


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Questions?

Email: 495NorthernExtension@vdot.virginia.gov

Call: Construction Inquiry Line, 703-592-6430

Virginia Department of Transportation, Michelle Holland, 703-586-0487

Transurban, Amanda Allen, 571-249-8784

Lane Construction, John Undeland, 703-785-3461

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