495 NEXT Project

Lane Closures and Traffic Changes

May 3 - May 11, 2024

The following construction-related lane closures and traffic changes are planned to occur in the I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project corridor. Travelers should expect potential delays when traveling in this area and should visit 511virginia.org for real-time information on work zones and lane closures. All work is subject to change based on weather and other factors.

495 NEXT Project Area Map

What's Happening This Weekend

I-495 North and South – Nighttime single lane mobile closures and nighttime multi-lane closures with periodic traffic stoppages of up to 30 minutes each

I-495 South – On-ramp closure from the collector-distributor road to I-495 South with detour in place

Live Oak Drive – Daytime and evening flagging operations

Georgetown Pike – Nighttime single lane closures

Highlights for Next Week

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

Live Oak Drive – Daytime flagging operations

Georgetown Pike – Daytime single lane closures

Dulles Toll Road – Daytime shoulder closures; nighttime total closures with detours in place and mobile closures

Dulles Access Road – Nighttime mobile closures

Lane Closures

I-495 (CAPITAL BELTWAY)

I-495 North

Monday, May 6, through Thursday, May 9, 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.

Friday, May 3, through Saturday, May 4 and Monday, May 6 through Saturday, May 11, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Triple lane closures and periodic traffic stoppages on northbound I-495 between the Dulles Toll Road and north of the Live Oak Drive bridge for bridge work. A single lane closure will begin at 9:30 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 10 p.m. and a triple lane closure at 11 p.m. Periodic traffic stoppages of up to 30 minutes each will occur between 11:59 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Friday night, May 3. Following each stoppage, one northbound lane will reopen to clear traffic before the next stoppage is implemented. Learn more about the work here.

Friday, May 3 and Friday, May 10, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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

I-495 South

Friday, May 3 through Saturday, May 4, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The on-ramp from the collector-distributor road to southbound I-495 will be closed for bridge beam placement at the Live Oak Drive bridge. Drivers traveling on the collector-distributor road to access I-495 South will be detoured to the exit for Georgetown Pike (exit 44) and will continue to the on-ramp from Georgetown Pike to I-495 South. Learn more about the work and detour here.

Friday, May 3, through Saturday, May 4 and Monday, May 6 through Saturday, May 11, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Triple lane closures and periodic traffic stoppages on southbound I-495 between the American Legion Bridge and Georgetown Pike for bridge work. A single lane closure will begin at 9:30 p.m., followed by a double lane closure at 10 p.m. and a triple lane closure at 11 p.m. Periodic traffic stoppages of up to 30 minutes each will occur between 11:59 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Friday night, May 3. Following each stoppage, one southbound lane will reopen to clear traffic before the next stoppage is implemented. Learn more about the work here.

Monday, May 6, through Thursday, May 9, 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 3, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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

LIVE OAK DRIVE

Friday, May 3, through Saturday, May 4 and Monday, May 6 through Saturday, May 11, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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

GEORGETOWN PIKE INTERCHANGE

Monday, May 6 through Saturday, May 11, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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

Friday, May 3, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Single right lane closure on westbound Georgetown Pike just east of the bridge over I-495 for waterline work.

Friday, May 3, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Single left lane closure on the ramp from southbound I-495 to Georgetown Pike for bridge work.

DULLES CORRIDOR INTERCHANGE

Dulles Toll Road

Monday, May 6, through Friday, May 10, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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

Monday, May 6, through Friday, May 10, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Single mobile lane closures on westbound Dulles Toll Road for traffic maintenance work.

Tuesday, May 7, through Friday, May 10, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Total closure of the eastbound Dulles Toll Road just west of the I-495 interchange for overhead sign work. Learn more about the work and detour here.

Wednesday, May 8, and Thursday, May 9, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The on-ramp from westbound Dulles Toll Road to northbound I-495 will be closed for heavy equipment movement. A detour will be posted.

Dulles Airport Access Road

Monday, May 6, through Friday, May 10, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Single mobile lane closures on westbound Dulles Access Road for traffic maintenance 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.

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