I-95 Work Zones Extended In Fredericksburg Due To Weather

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — An I-95 work zone in the Fredericksburg area has been extended through Thursday morning after inclement weather on Tuesday, the Virginia Department of Transportation said.

Crews have been working on two projects during the lane closures. Crews will shift traffic onto the new Rappahannock River Crossing bridge lanes and bring the next set of overnight bridge beam lifts to Stafford County.

The largest impacts will be between exit 130 and exit 136.

"Merging the work zone activities will reduce impact on the traveling public," VDOT officials said on the Improve 95 website. "This work zone brings the project one step closer to delivering more capacity to I-95 travelers, with these critical project milestones achieved."

Transportation officials noted that combining the work zones and completing the work over 36 hours limits the disruption to drivers. Other work scheduling could have caused up to a month of nightly lane closures.

Here are some of the lane closures to know, according to VDOT's Improve 95 website:

• Wednesday, Dec. 7
  • At 7 p.m. a single lane of I-95 northbound closed. Exit 133 off-ramp closes, with exit 136 (Centreport Parkway) as alternate interchange.
  • At 10 p.m., two northbound lanes will close between exit 133 and exit 136.
• Thursday, Dec. 8
  • At 4:30 a.m., all northbound lanes will reopen.

"We are grateful for the extraordinary patience of the Fredericksburg area and travelers as we open this interstate bridge," VDOT's Fredericksburg District said on Facebook. "We don't open interstate bridges often, and crews will be working nonstop during the work zone hours to safely transition travelers onto the new crossing."

Detailed information about the lane closures is available on the Improve 95 website