Road work in Stafford County will lead to full traffic stops on I-95

Construction on road projects could spell headaches for Interstate 95 travelers this week.

In Fredericksburg, construction crews continue to build the new Route 652 overpass, which will be located between Interstate 95: Exit 133 and Exit 136, in Stafford County, as part of the I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project , according to Darragh Frye of VDOT Virginia. Crews are currently building the 10-mile extension of the I-95 Express Lanes in the median of I-95 from south of Exit 143 to the vicinity of Exit 133. Construction on the $565 million project began in July 2019.

Weather permitting, all I-95 northbound traffic will be intermittently stopped to allow crews to remove an overhead sign starting early Tuesday, May 19 through early Friday, May 23, according to Frye.

“Traffic may be stopped for up to 30 minutes at a time between the Rappahannock River Bridge and north of Exit 133  between midnight and 3 a.m.. In between each stop, congestion will be allowed to clear before the next full stop,” Frye states.

Virginia State Police will assist with traffic control in the work zone and message boards are posted along I-95 northbound to alert motorists the delays ahead.

Lane closures have been scheduled on I-95 northbound for the following evenings, weather permitting:

From Monday, May 18, to Friday, May 22, the schedule times of closures will be the same. From 10 p.m.- 4:30 a.m., there will be double lane closures. Midnight to 3 a.m. will have intermittent full traffic stops up to 30 minutes. 4:30 a.m. will have all lanes open.

“The extended Express Lanes are anticipated to open to traffic in late 2022. All work related to the project is scheduled to be completed in 2023,” according to Frye.

Transurban, the operator of the existing 95 Express Lanes facility, is managing the construction of the I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension. The design-build project contractor is a joint venture between Branch Civil and Flatiron, states Frye.

For more information, please visit the Fredericksburg Extension project page on the Express Lanes website. Motorists can find real-time information on lane closures, work zones, traffic, and other incidents on 511Virginia.