495 NEXT LANE CLOSURES & TRAFFIC CHANGES
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August 5 - August 10, 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.
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495 NEXT Project Area Map | |
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I-495 North and South – Day and nighttime single lane closures
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George Washington Memorial Parkway On-Ramp to I-495 South – Ramp closure with detour in place
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Live Oak Drive & Old Dominion Drive – Daytime flagging operations
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Georgetown Pike – Day and nighttime single lane closures and ramp closures
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Dulles Toll Road and Dulles Access Road – Day and nighttime lane and ramp closures, including nighttime total road closures and detours. Learn more about the detours here.
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I-495 (CAPITAL BELTWAY)
Monday, August 5, through Thursday, August 8, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Single lane closure on northbound I-495 between Lewinsville Road and George Washington Memorial Parkway for excavation, embankment, bridge, retaining wall, drainage, and road widening work.
Monday, August 5, through Thursday, August 8, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Single right lane closure on southbound I-495 between Georgetown Pike and Lewinsville Road for bridge, drainage, embankment, and roadway widening work.
Monday, August 5, through Saturday, August 10, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
The ramp from southbound I-495 to eastbound Dulles Toll Road (Exit 45B) will be closed for bridge 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.
Tuesday, August 6, through Thursday, August 8, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., Friday, August 9, 10 p.m. to 8 a.m., and Saturday, August 10, 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Single lane closure on northbound I-495 between Old Dominion Drive and Georgetown Pike for paving work.
Friday, August 9, 9:30 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.
Friday, August 9 at 10 p.m. through Saturday, August 10 at 12 p.m.
The on-ramp from George Washington Memorial Parkway to I-495 South will be closed for bridge deck repair work. Traffic will be detoured across the American Legion Bridge into Maryland to access I-495 South toward Virginia.
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LIVE OAK DRIVE
Monday, August 5, through Friday, August 9, 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.
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GEORGETOWN PIKE INTERCHANGE
Monday, August 5, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
The ramp from westbound Georgetown Pike to northbound I-495 will be opening and all traffic will be shifted to the new ramp. Learn more about this opening here.
Monday, August 5, through Friday, August 9, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Single lane closure on east- and westbound Georgetown Pike between Balls Hill Road and Linganore Drive for bridge construction work.
Monday, August 5, through Thursday, August 8, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Friday, August 9, 10 p.m. to 9 a.m., and Saturday, August 10, 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
Single or double lane closure on east- and westbound Georgetown Pike between Balls Hill Road and Linganore Drive for bridge construction work.
Monday, August 5 through Thursday, August 8, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., Friday, August 9, 10 p.m. to 8 a.m., and Saturday, August 10, 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Single lane closures and ramp narrowing on the Georgetown Pike onramp to northbound I-495, the northbound I-495 exit ramp to Georgetown Pike, and the southbound I-495 exit ramp to Georgetown Pike for paving work.
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OLD DOMINION DRIVE
Monday, August 5, through Friday, August 9, 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 equipment mobilization and bridge work. Flagging operations alternating single traffic lanes will be in effect.
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DULLES CORRIDOR INTERCHANGE
Dulles Toll Road
Monday, August 5, through Friday, August 9, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Shoulder closure on westbound Dulles Toll Road (267 Connector) from I-66 to Chain Bridge Road for guardrail installation.
Monday, August 5, through Saturday, August 10, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Single right lane closure on eastbound Dulles Toll Road near Route 7 to the I-495 interchange for bridge work.
Dulles Airport Access Highway
Monday, August 5, through Saturday, August 10, 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, August 5, through Saturday, August 10, 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Learn More About the Project | |
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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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