July 22 - July 27, 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 information on work zones and lane closures.

• I-495 North and South – Daytime single lane closures and nighttime multi-lane closures with traffic stoppages. Learn more about the work here.

• I-495 South to Dulles Toll Road East (Exit 45B) – Nighttime closure with detour in place. Learn more about the detour here.

• Live Oak Drive & Old Dominion Drive – Daytime flagging operations

• Georgetown Pike – Day and nighttime single lane closures

• Dulles Toll Road and Dulles Access Road – Daytime single lane closures

• Dulles Toll Road East, near Route 7 – Nighttime closure with detour in place. Learn more about the detour here.

• Dulles Access Road East, near Route 7 – Nighttime closure with detour in place. Learn more about the detour here.

• Dulles Access Road West, near Route 7 – Nighttime detour in place. Learn more about the detour here.

I-495 (CAPITAL BELTWAY)

Monday, July 22, through Thursday, July 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Single lane closure on northbound I-495 between Lewinsville Road and George Washington Memorial Parkway for road widening work.

Monday, July 22, through Thursday, July 25, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Single lane closure on southbound I-495 between Live Oak Drive and Dulles Toll Road for road widening work.

Monday, July 22, through Wednesday, July 24, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Triple lane closures and periodic traffic stoppages on north- and southbound I-495 in the vicinity of the Live Oak Drive bridge for overhead power line work. Periodic traffic stoppages of up to 30 minutes each will occur between 11:59 p.m. and 5 a.m. Following each stoppage, one lane will reopen in each direction to clear traffic before the next stoppage is implemented. Learn more about the work here.

Monday, July 22, through Wednesday, July 24, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The on-ramp from the collector-distributor road to southbound I-495 will be closed for overhead power line work. Motorists 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 access I-495 South. Learn more about the work here.

Monday, July 22, through Thursday, July 25, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The ramp from southbound I-495 to eastbound Dulles Toll Road (Exit 45B) will be closed for girder installation work. Traffic will be detoured to exit onto Route 123 (Exit 46B), where they can then access Dulles Toll Road. Learn more about the detour here.

Friday, July 26, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Single lane closure on north- and/or southbound I-495 throughout the project corridor as needed for maintenance work and traffic management.

LIVE OAK DRIVE

Monday, July 22, through Friday, July 26, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m

Live Oak Drive will be reduced to a single lane between the intersection of offshoot/private Live Oak Drive and Balls Hill Road for bridge deck, sidewalk, drainage and retaining wall construction. Flagging operations alternating single traffic lanes will be in effect.

GEORGETOWN PIKE INTERCHANGE

Monday, July 22, through Friday, July 26, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Single lane closure on westbound Georgetown Pike between Balls Hill Road and Linganore Drive for backfilling abutments and bridge work.

Monday, July 22, through Thursday, July 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Right shoulder closure with encroachment into the right lane on the exit ramp from northbound I-495 to Georgetown Pike for trenching work.

Monday, July 22, through Saturday, July 27, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Single lane closure on east- and westbound Georgetown Pike between Balls Hill Road and Linganore Drive for hauling, drainage and median demolition work.

Thursday, July 25, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Single lane closure on Balls Hill Road between Georgetown Pike and Benjamin Street for temporary signal work.

OLD DOMINION DRIVE

Monday, July 22, through Friday, July 26, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Old Dominion Drive will be reduced to a single lane between Dominion Court and Dulany Drive for bridge work. Flagging operations alternating single traffic lanes will be in effect.

DULLES CORRIDOR INTERCHANGE 

Dulles Toll Road

Monday, July 22, through Thursday, July 25, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Single lane closure on westbound Dulles Toll Road (267 Connector) from Rt. 123 to the I-495 interchange for materials delivery work.

Monday, July 22, and Tuesday, July 23, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Shoulder closure on westbound Dulles Toll Road (267 Connector) from Rt. 123 to the I-495 interchange for guardrail installation.

Monday, July 22, through Wednesday, July 24, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Shoulder closure on eastbound Dulles Toll Road (267 Connector) from Rt. 123 to the I-495 interchange for girder staging work and guardrail installation.

Monday, July 22, through Thursday, July 25, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Eastbound Dulles Toll Road near Route 7 will be closed for girder installation work. Traffic will be detoured to exit onto eastbound Route 7 then northbound Route 123. Depending upon drivers’ destinations they can continue on Route 123 to the Dulles Toll Road/Access Road Interchange to re-enter the Toll Road, or continue on Route 123 into McLean. Drivers trying to access the Beltway will continue on eastbound Route 7 to access northbound and southbound I-495. Learn more about the detour here.

Dulles Airport Access Highway

Monday, July 22, through Friday, July 26, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Single lane closure on eastbound Dulles Airport Access Highway near the I-495 interchange for equipment mobilization.

Monday, July 22, through Thursday, July 25, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Eastbound Dulles Access Road near Route 7 will be closed for girder installation work. Traffic will be detoured to Exit 18 for southbound I-495, then northbound Route 123. Depending upon drivers’ destinations, they may continue on Route 123 to the Dulles Toll Road/Access Road Interchange to re-enter the Toll Road, or continue on Route 123 into McLean. Drivers trying to access I-66 will stay on southbound I-495 to access eastbound Route 7 (Exit 47B), where they will then be able to get on I-66. Learn more about the detour here.

Monday, July 22, through Thursday, July 25, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Westbound Dulles Access Road will be detoured to merge onto the Dulles Access Road through an entrance west of the I-495 overpasses prior to the toll booths. Learn more about the detour here.

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.

Learn More About the Project

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