DUMFRIES, Va. — Construction crews will close a portion of Interstate 95 on Friday to lay new steel as part of the 95 Express Lanes Project.
Steel beams will be lifted in place for a new flyover ramp that will carry traffic from the future 95 Express Lanes in the median of the highway to the southbound side of I-95.
Drivers headed south can expect highway closures starting 9:30 p.m. Friday, from Va. 234 to Joplin Road.
“All I-95 southbound traffic will be directed off at Exit 152A, Dumfries Road (Route 234) east to U.S. Route 1 south to Joplin Road, (USMC Quantico), Route 619 and back to I-95 south,” states the Virginia Department of Transportation in a press release.
Additionally, a lane of U.S. 1 south at Dumfries will also be closed to help accommodate the detour. The closures should last up to 20 minutes at a time, and drivers have been told to add extra time for their trip. The lanes will reopen by 7 a.m. Saturday.
Closures will continue Saturday night with lanes closing at 9:30 p.m. and reopening 9 a.m. Sunday morning.
VDOT officials said a similar detour will also be in place the weekend of July 19 as crews work to lift more steel in the area of Telegraph Road and Quantico.
