Governor McDonnell Announces I-95 Express Lanes Construction Reaches Midpoint

Governor Bob McDonnell recently announced that construction on the I-95 express lanes has reached a midpoint and is scheduled to be completed in late 2014, according to a news release.

The express lanes will be ready to open to traffic in early 2015. The project broke ground in August 2012 and since then, progress has been made on constructing new ramps, bridges, and lanes throughout the entire 29-mile Express Lanes corridor, which spans from I-395 near Edsall Road in Fairfax County to I-95 near Route 610/Garrisonville Road in Stafford County.

“The I-95 Express Lanes are another example of how we’re using smart public-private partnerships to build critically needed transportation infrastructure in Virginia," McDonnell said in a statement. "Our administration has been committed to utilizing every means available to get new roads and rail built all across the state, because a modern transportation system is crucial to economic growth and job creation. I look forward to the completion of this project, and the shorter commutes Virginians will enjoy as a result.”

In the next few weeks, crews will complete the last major steel lifts within the project corridor. This portion of the construction work will include beams for the future flyover ramp across I-95 near Garrisonville Road in mid-October and the future flyover ramp across I-395 near Edsall Road in early November.

“We appreciate the patience the traveling public has shown during the last year of heavy construction on I-395/I-95 in Northern Virginia,” commented Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sean T. Connaughton. “As shown by the progress achieved in just one year, VDOT and its 95 Express Lanes partners are committed to delivering faster and more predictable travel on the I-95 corridor in record time.”

Construction crews for the project are also scheduled to complete the majority of new paving that must occur throughout the future Express Lanes alignment by late 2013. For more information on this project as it moves forward, visit Virginia Mega Projects.