495 NEXT Project

Lane Closures and Traffic Changes

January 22 - January 26, 2023

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

Upcoming Highlights

I-495 North and South – Day and nighttime single lane closures

I-495 North – Nighttime double lane closures

Live Oak Drive – Daytime flagging operations

Old Dominion Drive – Nighttime flagging operations

Dulles Toll Road – Day and nighttime single lane closures

Eastbound Dulles Access Road – Daytime single lane closures

Lane Closures

I-495 (CAPITAL BELTWAY)

I-495 North

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

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

Monday, January 22, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Double left lane closures on northbound I-495 from Old Dominion Drive to Live Oak Drive for pier work at Georgetown Pike.

Monday, January 22, through Friday, January 26, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

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

Tuesday, January 23, through Friday, January 26, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Single right lane closures on northbound I-495 throughout the project corridor as needed for hauling.

I-495 South

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

Single right lane closure on southbound I-495 between Georgetown Pike and Dulles Toll Road for drainage, sound wall, embankment, and excavation work.

Monday, January 22, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Single left lane closure on southbound I-495 from Live Oak Drive to Old Dominion Drive for pier work at Georgetown Pike.

Monday, January 22, through Friday, January 26, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

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

LIVE OAK DRIVE

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

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

OLD DOMINION DRIVE

Monday, January 22, and Tuesday, January 23, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Old Dominion Drive will be reduced to a single lane at the bridge over I-495 for attenuator and barrier work. Flagging operations alternating single traffic lanes will be in effect.

DULLES CORRIDOR INTERCHANGE

Dulles Toll Road

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

Single right lane closure on westbound Dulles Toll Road (267 Connector) from Route 123 to the I-495 interchange for drainage, sound wall, embankment and excavation work.

Tuesday, January 23, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The onramp from eastbound Dulles Toll Road (267 Connector) to northbound I-495 (exit 18B) will be narrowed to one lane to accommodate barrier work.

Dulles Access Road

Monday, January 22, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Single right lane closure on eastbound Dulles Access Road from Route 7 to the I-495 interchange for drainage, sound wall, embankment and excavation 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 Scotts 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 www.495NEXT.org 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