- HOV restrictions on I-66, I-95 and I-395 will be lifted on Monday, July 4. Normal HOV restrictions will be in place on Friday, July 1, and Tuesday, July 5.
- Northbound/southbound schedule for the I-95/395 reversible lanes: Lanes will be southbound from 1 p.m., Friday until 2 p.m. Saturday; and northbound from 4 p.m. Saturday through 7:30 p.m. Monday. On Monday, the lanes will be northbound until 7:30 p.m., and southbound from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Tuesday. The lanes will re-open northbound by 3 a.m. July 5.
- July 4 event traffic: To accommodate travelers attending Fourth of July events in Washington, the Virginia Department of Transportation will coordinate and adjust signal timings at approximately 116 signalized intersections along major arterial roads, including U.S. 1, 29, 50 and Va. 7, 123, 236 and 244. Signals will be timed to help move traffic into the District during the day and then south and west from the city between 9:30 p.m. and midnight.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
- Drivers are urged to travel to Maryland’s eastern shore / Ocean City, Md., Deleware Beaches using the Chesapeake Bay Bridge during off-peak times, before 2 p.m. Friday, before 10 a.m. and after 10 p.m. Saturday, before 11 a.m. and after 10 p.m. Sunday.
Hampton Roads / Virginia Beach / Outer Banks, N.C.
- Drivers are urged \to use the Interstate 664 Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel as an alternative to the I-64 Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel to access Virginia Beach or Outer Banks, N.C.
Metro
- The transit system says they’ll be geared up to handle the increased volume of riders on Independence Day.
- Click here to see the Metro’s full service schedule for Monday.
- The Smithsonian station on the Blue and Orange lines will be closed until after the conclusion of the fireworks display on the National Mall. Metro urges riders trying to get downtown to see the fireworks to use Farragut North, Federal Center SW, Capitol South, L’Enfant Plaza, Archives Navy Memorial, Union Station or Judiciary Square stations.
- All regularly scheduled track work for Monday has been canceled due to the anticipated volume of riders.
Virginia Railway Express
- No service Monday
Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission OmniRide, OmniLink
- No service Monday
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