Meeting Scheduled On Interstate 95 Interchange Project In Woodbridge

WOODBRIDGE, VA — The Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled a construction meeting on the improvement project affecting the busy Interstate 95 and Route 123 interchange in Woodbridge.

The "pardon our dust" construction meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the gym of Occoquan Elementary School, 12915 Occoquan Road, Woodbridge, VA. A presentation will begin at 6 p.m., and project staff will answer questions after the presentation.

VDOT announced in May it was starting construction on the project, which addresses an area of Interstate 95 experiencing frequent bottlenecks. The project at the I-95 interchange with Route 123/Gordon Boulevard will replace the northbound Route 123 loop ramp to southbound I-95 with a signalized left turn to the ramp to southbound I-95. The southbound Route 123 ramp to southbound I-95 will be widened from one to two lanes. In addition, VDOT will move the Route 123 and I-95 Express Lanes ramp intersection slightly south, realign the southbound I-95 ramp to northbound Route 123, and widen and replace the beams and deck of the southbound I-95 bridge over Occoquan Road. A shared-use path will be added along northbound Route 123 between Annapolis Way and Devil's Reach Road.

There are extended lane closures on Occoquan Road (Route 906) for the project's utility relocation, storm drainage installation and the widening of the southbound I-95 overpass. The road is reduced from two lanes to one in each direction between Hylton Avenue (Route 1209) and Devils Reach Road (Route 748). VDOT expects the lane closures to continue through late 2026.

The $76 million interchange project is receiving federal and state funding. Construction along southbound I-95 and the bridge over Occoquan Road will be completed in late 2027, while all of the interchange improvements will be finished in late 2028.