I-95 Express Lanes Construction Closures this Weekend

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) provided this information. Visit vamegaprojects.com for more detailed project information.

This weekend, Friday, July 26 through Monday, July 29, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will implement major lane closures on I- 95, affecting north and southbound traffic in the Quantico Marine Corps Base area, and along the I-395/95 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes as part of the 95 Express Lanes project. Motorists should expect delays. The following closure schedule will be in effect: 

I-395/95 HOV Weekend Lane Closure Schedule:

Friday night, July 26, by 11 p.m.: Entire HOV lane facility closed from Washington, D.C. to Dumfries (Route 234).

Saturday morning, July 27, by 10 a.m.:

• HOV lanes open to southbound traffic from Washington, D.C. to the Turkeycock exit (Edsall Road) where all motorists must exit the HOV lanes and merge onto the I-395/95 south lanes.
• HOV lanes closed between Turkeycock (Edsall Road) and Exit 161, U.S. Route 1.
• Southbound 95 motorists may reenter the HOV lanes just south of Route 1 exit via a new dedicated temporary left-lane slip ramp, which will be open only on Saturdays morning during construction, view map here.

Saturday afternoon, by 2 p.m.: HOV lanes closed to reverse the direction of the HOV lanes.

Saturday afternoon, by 4 p.m.: HOV lanes open northbound from Dumfries (Route 234) to Washington, D.C.

Saturday night, by 11 p.m.: HOV lanes closed from Dumfries (Route 234) to Washington, D.C.
Sunday morning, by 10 a.m.: HOV lanes open to northbound traffic. 

I-95 North and South Nighttime Closure Schedule: 

I-95 North: Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27: Multiple lane closures and traffic stoppages at Route 610 (Garrisonville Road):

• Single lane closed, Friday and Saturday nights, at 10:30 p.m.
• Twolanes closed, Friday and Saturday nights, at 11:30 p.m. All lanes open by 9:00 a.m.
• Full closure of all I-95 northbound lanes for intermittent periods of up to 30 minutes between midnight and 7:00 a.m.

I-95 South: Sunday, July 28 and Monday, July 29: Multiple lane closures and detour, near Exit 148, Quantico:

• Single lane closed, Sunday and Monday nights, at 10:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
• Two lanes closed, Sunday and Monday nights, between 11:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
• Full closure of all I-95 southbound lanes, DETOUR IN EFFECT, Sunday and Monday nights, between 1:00- 3:00 a.m.

• Detour: I-95 southbound traffic will be detoured to Exit 148, USMC Quantico, (Russell Road) east to Route 1 south to Garrisonville Road, (Route 610) and back to I-95 south.

Traffic signals will be adjusted along the detour route to maintain optimum traffic flow.  Police and safety service patrols will be on-hand for motorists safety. All work is weather dependent.

Related story:

Steel Girders Installed Over I-95 Southbound Near Exit 148

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