495 NEXT LANE CLOSURES & TRAFFIC CHANGES

November 15 - November 23, 2024

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

Happening this Weekend


  • I-495 North and South Nighttime single lane closure on Friday, November 15 and Sunday, November 17.
  • Westbound Dulles Toll Road – Nighttime single lane closure on Friday, November 15 and Sunday, November 17.

Highlights for Next Week


  • I-495 North and South – Daytime single lane closures and nighttime multi-lane closures
  • I-495 North – Nighttime multi-lane closures with periodic traffic stoppages
  • George Washington Memorial Parkway Interchange – Nighttime ramp closure with detour
  • Live Oak Drive – Daytime flagging operations with extended hours
  • Balls Hill Road and Lewinsville Road – Daytime flagging operations
  • Georgetown Pike Intersection – Day and nighttime single lane closures
  • Old Dominion Drive – Daytime flagging operations with extended early morning hours
  • Dulles Toll Road and Dulles Airport Access Highway – Daytime single lane closures and nighttime ramp closures with detours

Lane Closures by Location

I-495 (CAPITAL BELTWAY)

Dates

Time

Direction

Description

Limits

Reason

11/15/24

(F)

11 p.m. – 7 a.m.

Northbound

Single right lane closure

Lewinsville Road to Old Dominion Drive

Resetting concrete barrier

11/17/24

(Sun)

9:30 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Northbound

Single right lane closure

George Washington Memorial Parkway to Georgetown Pike

Paving work

11/18/24 –11/21/24

(M-Th)

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Northbound

Single right lane closure

Lewinsville Road to George Washington Memorial Parkway

Road widening work

11/18/24 –11/21/24

(M-Th)

9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Southbound

Single right lane closure

George Washington Memorial Parkway to Lewinsville Road

Road widening work

11/18/24

(M)

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Northbound

Single mobile lane closure

Route 7 to Lewinsville Road

Bridge prep work

11/18/24 & 11/19/24

(M & Tu)

9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Southbound Express Lanes

Left shoulder closure

Near Lewinsville Road

Directional bore work

11/22/24

(F)

10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Northbound & Southbound

Single mobile lane closure

George Washington Memorial Parkway to Dulles Toll Road

Road maintenance work

11/18/24 – 11/21/24

(M-Th)

9:30 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Northbound & Southbound

Multi-lane closure

George Washington Memorial Parkway to Dulles Toll Road

Paving work

11/20/24

(W)

9:30 p.m. – 4 a.m.

Northbound Express Lanes

Ramp narrowing

Near Lewinsville Road

Overhead sign removal

11/21/24

(Th)

9:30 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Northbound

Multi-lane closure with traffic stoppages after midnight

George Washington Memorial Parkway to Dulles Toll Road

Paving work and overhead sign removal

11/22/24

(F)

11 p.m. – 7 a.m.

Northbound

Multi-lane closure with traffic stoppages after midnight

George Washington Memorial Parkway to Dulles Toll Road

Paving work and overhead sign removal

11/22/24

(F)

11 p.m. – 7 a.m.

Southbound

Multi-lane closure

George Washington Memorial Parkway to Dulles Toll Road

Paving work

11/23/24

(Sat)

11 p.m. – 8 a.m.

Northbound & Southbound

Multi-lane closure

George Washington Memorial Parkway to Dulles Toll Road

Paving work

GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL PARKWAY (GWMP) INTERCHANGE

Dates

Time

Direction

Description

Limits

Reason

11/18/24 – 11/21/24

(M-Th)

8:30 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Westbound / Southbound

Ramp closure with detour


Westbound GWMP to southbound I-495

Paving work

LIVE OAK DRIVE

Dates

Time

Direction

Description

Limits

Reason

11/18/24 –11/22/24

(M-F)

8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Alternating

Single lane closure with flagging operation to alternate traffic

Langley Swim and Tennis Club to Balls Hill Road

Slab work

BALLS HILL ROAD

Dates

Time

Direction

Description

Limits

Reason

11/18/24 –11/21/24

(M-Th)

9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Alternating

Single lane closure with flagging operation to alternate traffic

Benjamin Street to Live Oak Drive

Road widening work

11/22/24

(F)

9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Alternating

Single lane closure with flagging operation to alternate traffic

Benjamin Street to Live Oak Drive

Road widening work

GEORGETOWN PIKE

Dates

Time

Direction

Description

Limits

Reason

11/18/24 –11/21/24

(M-Th)

9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Eastbound & Westbound

Single lane closure

Dead Run Drive to Balls Hill Road

Road widening work

11/18/24 –11/21/24

(M-Th)

9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Southbound to Eastbound & Westbound

Single left lane closure

Exit ramp from I-495 South to Georgetown Pike

Cabling work

11/22/24

(F)

9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Eastbound & Westbound

Single lane closure

Dead Run Drive to Balls Hill Road

Road widening work

11/22/24

(F)

9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Southbound to Eastbound & Westbound

Single left lane closure

Exit ramp from I-495 South to Georgetown Pike

Cabling work

11/21/24 & 11/22/24

(Th & F)

10 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Westbound

Single right lane closure

Dead Run Drive to Balls Hill Road

Paving work

OLD DOMINION DRIVE

Dates

Time

Direction

Description

Limits

Reason

11/18/24 –11/21/24

(M-Th)

4 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

11/22/24

(F)

4 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

11/18/24

(M)

10 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Alternating

Single lane closure with flagging operation to alternate traffic

Dominion Court to Dulany Drive

Guardrail removal

LEWINSVILLE ROAD

Dates

Time

Direction

Description

Limits

Reason

11/18/24 –11/22/24

(M-F)

9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Alternating

Single lane closure with flagging operation to alternate traffic

Timberly Lane to Scotts Run Road

Equipment mobilization

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

Dates

Time

Direction

Description

Limits

Reason

11/15/24 & 11/17/24

(F & Sun)

10 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Westbound DTR

Single left lane closure

Route 123 to I-495

Paving work

11/18/24 –11/22/24

(M-F)

9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Eastbound DAAH

Single right lane closure

Spring Hill Road to I-495 interchange

Materials delivery

11/18/24 –& 11/19/24

(M & Tu)

10 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Westbound DTR

Ramp closure with detour


More information

Westbound DTR to northbound I-495

Paving work

11/18/24 – 11/20/24

(M-W)

9 p.m. – 5 a.m.

Eastbound DTR and DAAH

Ramp closure with detour


More information

Eastbound DTR and DAAH to northbound I-495

Paving work

11/18/24 – 11/20/24

(M-W)

9 p.m. – 4 a.m.

Eastbound DTR

Ramp closure with detour


More information

Eastbound DTR to southbound 495 Express Lanes

Guardrail and barrier work

Nearby Construction Work Performed by National Park Service

GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL PARKWAY NORTH PARKWAY REHABILITATION PROJECT

Exit Ramp from Westbound/Northbound George Washington Memorial Parkway to I-495 North Closed Continuously


The National Park Service will close the I-495 North exit ramp from westbound/northbound George Washington Memorial Parkway toward Maryland for curb demolition and reconstruction and asphalt paving from 7 a.m. on Thursday, November 14 until 7 p.m. on Monday, November 25. Additionally, the westbound/northbound lanes of George Washington Memorial Parkway between Route 123 and I-495 will be closed during overnight hours on Monday, November 18 through Wednesday, November 20. Motorists traveling westbound/northbound toward Maryland must exit at Route 123 and follow detour signs to reach I-495 North toward Maryland. 

 

The ramp closure schedule and work are weather permitting. Any changes in the closure schedule will be reflected on the project website.


Note: This project and associated work is not part of the 495 NEXT project. Click here to email the National Park Service project team or call 703-289-2500.

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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