I-395 Lanes Northern Extension Community Meetings Scheduled

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), in partnership with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), will host public information meetings next week for the I-395 Express Lanes Northern Extension Project. These meetings will be informational events, with interview opportunities with VDOT officials involved with the I-395 Express Lanes Northern Extension project.

A meeting is scheduled in Alexandria next Wednesday, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Francis C. Hammond Middle School, 4646 Seminary Road.

The I-395 Express Lanes Northern Extension Project will expand and convert the two existing reversible High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on I-395 to three managed High Occupancy Toll (HOT) or Express Lanes for eight miles along I-395 from north of Edsall Road to the vicinity of Eads Street near the Pentagon.

The project will provide improved connections between the proposed I-395 Express Lanes and Eads Street. Improvements will be built largely within VDOT’s right of way. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2017 and be completed in summer 2019. A transit and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) study also will be conducted to identify projects to be funded through an annual transit payment.

See more about the project here.

MAP courtesy of VDOT