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Short 95 Merge Ramp to be Extended

Photo: Mary Davidson
Commuters use a busy Interstate 95 near Woodbridge on a weekday morning. (Mary Davidson)

Woodbridge, Va. –– That short merge lane from Gordon Boulevard (Va. 123) onto Interstate 95 south will be extended.

For years drivers merging onto the busy highway from Va. 123 in Woodbridge had to contend with a shorter than average merge lane.

But the new, longer merge lane will mean delays for drivers over the next six weeks.

The project to extend the lane began yesterday. Crews will shift the and narrow the ramp from Va. 123 to I-95 south so they can extend the acceleration lane, said the Virginia Department of Transportation.

On the weekend of May 13, crews will close this ramp to traffic as part of the construction project.