495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) Scheduled Lane Closures and Traffic Changes

For May 31 - June 5, 2022

Upcoming Highlights

Stay alert to the following planned construction-related lane closures and traffic changes. All work is subject to change based on weather conditions and other factors. Motorists can expect potential delays in these areas due to construction activities. Find current information on travel conditions and work zones by visiting 511virginia.org.

The Green Arrow/Red X left-shoulder lane on northbound I-495 (the Capital Beltway), which is open during morning and afternoon peak travel periods from where the current I-495 Express Lanes end near the Dulles Access Road to the George Washington Memorial Parkway, will close permanently as early as the night of May 31.
Daytime alternating shoulder and single outside lane closures will shift to overnight alternating shoulder and single outside lane closures on I-495 North and South as crews complete traffic sign installation and begin painting and setting barriers. This work is related to the permanent closure of the northbound Green Arrow/Red X left-shoulder lane. Learn more about the closure here.

I-495 (Capital Beltway)

Lane Closures

I-495 North and South between the Dulles Toll Road and the George Washington Memorial Parkway

Tuesday, May 31, through Saturday, June 4, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Daytime alternating closures of the left and right shoulders and left and right outside lanes of I-495 North and South will continue between mile markers 42.5 - 45 for traffic sign installation.

Tuesday, May 31, through Saturday, June 4, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Overnight alternating closures of the left and right shoulders and left and right outside lanes of I-495 North and South between mile markers 42.5 - 45 for restriping the lanes and setting barriers.

Traffic Changes

I-495 North between the Dulles Toll Road and the George Washington Memorial Parkway

As early as Tuesday, May 31

The Green Arrow/Red X left-shoulder lane on northbound I-495 in Virginia, which is open during morning and afternoon peak travel periods from where the current I-495 Express Lanes end near the Dulles Access Road to the George Washington Memorial Parkway, will close permanently. This closure is necessary to make space in the center of the Beltway for the construction of new bridges that will span the wider, future Beltway at Old Dominion Drive, Georgetown Pike and Live Oak Drive.

Project Background

The 495 Express Lanes Northern Extension project (495 NEXT) 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 restoration of the stream at Scotts Run, 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?

Visit: www.495NEXT.org

Email: 495NorthernExtension@vdot.virginia.gov

Call: Virginia Department of Transportation, Michelle Holland, 703-586-0487

Transurban, Brent McKenzie, 571-326-5609 | Lane Construction, John Undeland, 703-785-3461