September 16 - September 21, 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 double or triple lane closures with periodic traffic stoppages
• On-Ramp from Collector-Distributor Road to I-495 South – Nighttime closure and detour
• Live Oak Drive, Balls Hill Road, and Old Dominion Drive – Daytime flagging operations
• Georgetown Pike – Daytime single lane closure
• Old Dominion Drive – Day and nighttime flagging operations
• Dulles Toll Road – Daytime single lane and shoulder closures, and nighttime double lane closures
• Dulles Toll Road East to I-495 North (Exit 18B) – Nighttime exit ramp closure and detour
• Dulles Toll Road East to 495 South Express Lanes – Nighttime exit ramp closure and detour

I-495 (CAPITAL BELTWAY)

Monday, September 16, through Thursday, September 19, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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

Monday, September 16, through Thursday, September 19, 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, September 16, through Thursday, September 19, 9:30 p.m to 5 a.m., Friday, September 20, 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., and Saturday, September 21, 11 p.m. to 8 a.m.

Double or triple lane closures with periodic total traffic stoppages on north- and southbound I-495 between George Washington Memorial Parkway and Dulles Toll Road for demolition of the old Georgetown Pike Bridge, test bore work and joint repair work. One lane will remain open, with full traffic stoppages of up to 30 minutes each occurring between midnight and 5 a.m. Click here for more information about the demolition of the old Georgetown Pike Bridge.

Monday, September 16, through Saturday, September 21, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The on-ramp from the collector-distributor road to southbound I-495 approaching Georgetown Pike Bridge will be closed for bridge demolition work. Motorists will be detoured to Georgetown Pike (Exit 44) and will continue to the on-ramp from Georgetown Pike to access southbound I-495.

Friday, September 20, 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.

LIVE OAK DRIVE

Monday, September 16, through Friday, September 20, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Live Oak Drive will be reduced to a single lane between the Langley Swim and Tennis Club and Balls Hill Road for paving, sidewalk, drainage and retaining wall construction. Flagging operations alternating single traffic lanes will be in effect.

BALLS HILL ROAD

Monday, September 16, through Friday, September 20, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Balls Hill Road will be reduced to a single lane between Benjamin Street and Live Oak Drive for drainage work. Flagging operations alternating single traffic lanes will be in effect.

GEORGETOWN PIKE INTERCHANGE

Monday, September 16, through Friday, September 20, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Single right lane closure on westbound Georgetown Pike between Dead Run Drive and Balls Hill Road for road widening work.

OLD DOMINION DRIVE

Monday, September 16, through Friday, September 20, 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 girder work. Flagging operations alternating single traffic lanes will be in effect.

DULLES CORRIDOR INTERCHANGE 

Dulles Toll Road

Monday, September 16, through Friday, September 20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Right shoulder and single lane closure on eastbound Dulles Toll Road from Spring Hill Road to the I-495 interchange for road widening work.

Monday, September 16, through Friday, September 20, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Double lane closure on eastbound Dulles Toll Road from Spring Hill Road to the I-495 interchange for barrier removal.

Monday, September 16, through Friday, September 20, 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.

The exit ramp from eastbound Dulles Toll Road to southbound 495 Express Lanes will be closed with a detour in place for overhead sign work. Click here for more information about this ramp closure and detour.

Wednesday, September 18, through Friday, September 20, 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.

The exit ramp from eastbound Dulles Toll Road (Route 267) to I-495 North (Exit 18B) will be closed just east of the Route 7 interchange for crews to shift traffic under the ramp. Motorists will be detoured to I-495 South at Exit 18A, then to Route 7 at Exit 47B where drivers can then access I-495 North.

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