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New Lane Opens on 95

(File) Drivers travel past the Pohick Road overpass at Lorton on the new fourth lane that opened Friday on Interstate 95 in Fairfax County. (VDOT)
Woodbridge, Va. –– The project to widen Interstate 95 between the Occoquan River and Fairfax County Parkway has reached another milestone.

Motorists will soon enjoy shorter travel times from Prince William County into Fairfax County after the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) opens an additional northbound lane of Interstate 95 across the Occoquan River on Friday, June 17.

This portion of the northbound lanes stretches 2.5 miles from Route 123 to the Route 1. It is part of the final phase of the I-95 widening project.  

“This northbound lane will play a big role with the morning rush hour traffic, said H.S. Warraich, VDOT project manager. “We’ll open the southbound side in a few weeks and commuters will notice immediately,” Warraich added.

By July 4, weather permitting, the southbound lane will open, but for the remainder of the summer, crews will still be finishing up soundwalls and landscaping but will be out of the travel lanes so there will be minor traffic impacts.

The $123 million I-95 Widening project runs approximately six miles from the Fairfax County Parkway to Route 123 in Prince William County. Construction of the three-phased project began in 2008. Phase I, the northbound lane from the Route 1 on-ramp to the parkway, was completed in December 2009. Phase II was the southbound lane from the parkway to the Furnace Road overpass. It was completed in October 2010. For more information, go to VAmegaprojects.com.

-Press release

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