QUANTICO, Va. — Steel beams are in place after a weekend of closures of southbound of Interstate 95 at Quantico.
Crews constructing the 95 Express Lanes from Alexandria to North Stafford focused their attention on a new flyover ramp that will carry drivers from the new Express lanes in the median of the highway to the travel lanes of I-95 south.
The new flyover is one of three new flyover ramps being built as part of the 29-mile project to transform the existing reversible HOV lanes to toll lanes. Another new flyover is being built prior to Va. 610 in North Stafford, and it too will carry traffic from the Express Lanes to the southbound travel lanes of I-95. A flyover ramp is also being built north of Edsall Road that will carry northbound drivers to the travel lanes of I-395 north.
New steel will also be put in place as part of a new bridge that will carry traffic on Telegraph Road in North Stafford over I-95. Officials say drivers can expect highway closures for that project later this summer.
When the Express Lanes are completed in 2015, those with three or more occupants inside their vehicles will be able to ride the lanes for free with an E-Z Pass Flex, while single drivers with an E-Z Pass or E-Z Pass Flex will be able to use the lanes for a fee.
