495 NEXT LANE CLOSURES & TRAFFIC CHANGES

January 13 - 19, 2025

The following construction-related lane closures and traffic changes are planned in the I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project corridor. Travelers may encounter delays in this area. All work is subject to change based on weather and other factors.


Visit 511virginia.org for information on work zones and lane closures.

495 NEXT Project Area Map

495 NEXT Project Area Map

Upcoming Highlights


  • All previously schedule lane closures for tonight, Friday, January 10, are canceled starting at 9 p.m. due to weather conditions.
  • I-495 North and South – Daytime single lane closures and nighttime multi-lane closures with stoppages
  • I-495 North Express Lanes – Day and nighttime single lane closures
  • Live Oak Drive, Balls Hill Road, Old Dominion Drive and Lewinsville Road – Daytime flagging operations
  • Dulles Toll Road – Daytime single lane closures
  • Dulles Toll Road and Dulles Airport Access Highway – Nighttime ramp closure with detour
  • Route 7 – Nighttime mobile lane closures

Bridge Girders to be Installed Over I-495 North in Virginia Over Big Beam Weekend: January 24-27, 2025


On northbound I-495 in Virginia, 6 travel lanes (4 general purpose and 2 express) will be reduced to 2 lanes for about 1-mile near Tysons for entire weekend. The 2 travel lanes will operate as general-purpose lanes in this area, and vehicles will not be tolled. All lanes on southbound I-495 in Virginia will remain open.


Click here for more information about the Big Beam Weekend.

Lane Closures by Location

I-495 (CAPITAL BELTWAY)

Dates

Time

Direction

Description

Limits

Reason

1/13/25 – 1/16/25

(M-Th)

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Northbound

Single right lane closure

Dulles Toll Road to George Washington Memorial Parkway

Road widening work

1/13/25 – 1/16/25

(M-Th)

9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Southbound

Single right lane closure

George Washington Memorial Parkway to Dulles Toll Road

Road widening work

1/13/25 – 1/16/25

(M-Th)

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Northbound Express Lanes

Single left lane closure

Dulles Toll Road to Old Dominion Drive

Striping work

1/17/25

(F)

10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Northbound & Southbound

Single mobile lane closure

George Washington Memorial Parkway to Dulles Toll Road

Road maintenance work

1/13/25 – 1/16/25

(M-Th)

9:30 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Northbound

Multi-lane closures with periodic stoppages after midnight

Dulles Toll Road to George Washington Memorial Parkway

Girder erection work

1/13/25 – 1/16/25

(M-Th)

9:30 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Southbound

Multi-lane closures

Dulles Toll Road to George Washington Memorial Parkway

Barrier work

1/13/25 – 1/17/25

(M-F)

9:30 p.m. – 4 a.m.

Northbound Express Lanes

Single right lane closure

Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) to Dulles Toll Road

Girder erection work

1/17/25

(F)

11 p.m. – 7 a.m.

Northbound

Multi-lane closures

Dulles Toll Road to George Washington Memorial Parkway

Girder erection work

1/18/25

(Sat)

11 p.m. – 8 a.m.

Northbound

Multi-lane closures

Dulles Toll Road to George Washington Memorial Parkway

Girder erection work

1/19/25

(Sun)

11 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Northbound

Multi-lane closures

Dulles Toll Road to George Washington Memorial Parkway

Girder erection work

LIVE OAK DRIVE

Dates

Time

Direction

Description

Limits

Reason

1/13/25 – 1/16/25

(M-Th)

9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Alternating

Single lane closure with flagging operation to alternate traffic

Langley Swim and Tennis Club to Green Oak Drive

Barrier work

1/17/25

(F)

9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Alternating

Single lane closure with flagging operation to alternate traffic

Langley Swim and Tennis Club to Green Oak Drive

Barrier work

BALLS HILL ROAD

Dates

Time

Direction

Description

Limits

Reason

1/13/25 – 1/17/25

(M-F)

9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Alternating

Single lane closure with flagging operation to alternate traffic

Benjamin Street to Live Oak Drive

Underdrain work

1/17/25

(F)

9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Alternating

Single lane closure with flagging operation to alternate traffic

Benjamin Street to Live Oak Drive

Underdrain work

OLD DOMINION DRIVE

Dates

Time

Direction

Description

Limits

Reason

1/13/25 – 1/16/25

(M-Th)

9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Alternating

Single lane closure with flagging operation to alternate traffic

Dominion Court to Dulany Drive

Pouring concrete for bridge deck

1/17/25

(F)

9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Alternating

Single lane closure with flagging operation to alternate traffic

Dominion Court to Dulany Drive

Pouring concrete for bridge deck

LEWINSVILLE ROAD

Dates

Time

Direction

Description

Limits

Reason

1/13/25 – 1/16/25

(M-Th)

9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Alternating

Single lane closure with flagging operation to alternate traffic

Snow Meadow Lane to Scotts Run Road

Sidewalk work

1/17/25

(F)

9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Alternating

Single lane closure with flagging operation to alternate traffic

Snow Meadow Lane to Scotts Run Road

Sidewalk work

DULLES TOLL ROAD (DTR) & DULLES AIRPORT ACCESS HIGHWAY (DAAH)

Dates

Time

Direction

Description

Limits

Reason

1/13/25 – 1/15/25

(M-W)

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Westbound DTR

Single right lane closure

I-495 Interchange to Spring Hill Road

Road widening work

1/15/25 & 1/16/25

(W&Th)

9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Eastbound DTR

Single left lane closure

Exit 18A, eastbound DTR to southbound I-495

Road widening work

1/13/25 – 1/19/25

(M-Sun)

9:30 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Eastbound DTR/DAAH

Ramp closure with detour


More information

Exit 18B, eastbound DTR/DAAH to northbound I-495

Girder erection work

ROUTE 7 (LEESBURG PIKE)

Dates

Time

Direction

Description

Limits

Reason

1/13/25 – 1/17/25

(M-F)

9:30 p.m. – 4 a.m.

Eastbound & Westbound

Mobile lane closure

495 Express Lanes Interchange

Girder erection work

Traffic Changes

New Exit Ramp for I-495 North Exit to Dulles Toll Road


Reminder: Motorists traveling on northbound I-495 heading for westbound Dulles Toll Road must take a new, earlier exit. The new exit ramp is located about one-third of a mile ahead of the old, closed Exit 45. To facilitate this new traffic pattern, I-495 has been reduced from four to three lanes for approximately one-half mile near the Dulles Corridor interchange.

George Washington Memorial Parkway West at I-495


Reminder: The ramp from westbound George Washington Memorial Parkway to southbound I-495 (Capital Beltway) was reduced from two lanes to one lane to make room for a construction vehicle haul route that will be separated from traffic by a physical barrier. This traffic change will be in effect throughout construction on the 495 NEXT project.

Project Background

The I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project will extend the existing 495 Express Lanes north by two-and-a-half miles from the Dulles Corridor interchange to the George Washington Memorial Parkway interchange in the vicinity of the American Legion Bridge. The project will provide new and improved connections at the Dulles Corridor and George Washington Memorial Parkway.


Other project benefits include four miles of new bicycle and pedestrian connections including a shared-use path parallel to I-495 from Lewinsville Road to near Live Oak Drive, replacement or rehabilitation of seven bridges with pedestrian accommodations, replacement of nine existing noise walls and construction of a new noise wall, environmental improvements introducing stormwater management facilities and funding of restoration at Scott's Run stream, and dedicated funding to support transit improvements in the corridor including new bus service over the American Legion Bridge. 

 

495 NEXT is a public-private partnership project between the Commonwealth of Virginia and Transurban, operator of the existing 495 Express Lanes. Lane Construction is the design-build contractor for the project. The new extended lanes are scheduled to open in 2025. 

Learn More About the Project


Check out 495next.vdot.virginia.gov for additional information.


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Questions?

Email: 495NorthernExtension@vdot.virginia.gov

Call: Construction Inquiry Line, 703-592-6430

Virginia Department of Transportation, Michelle Holland, 703-586-0487

Transurban, Amanda Allen, 571-249-8784

Lane Construction, John Undeland, 703-785-3461

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