Express Lanes Work Impacts Coming to I-95 Commuters

admin — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:40:39 +0000

Commuters and other regular travelers of Interstate 95 north of Fredericksburg have noticed the work going on in the median where the new express lanes will be added and expanded.

That work will lead to changes along the interstate during construction of the new HOV/HOT lanes, which is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2014.

The first change will happen Oct. 1 for southbound HOV traffic that uses the “slip ramp” south of the Fairfax County Parkway to merge back onto I-95 lanes, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Megaprojects publication.

State Officials Launch I-95 Express Lanes Project

admin — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:31:21 +0000

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and other elected officials kicked off the nearly $1 billion Interstate 95 express lanes project Tuesday at the Dale City rest area, the spot on I-95 known as the worst bottleneck in the region.

McDonnell said on Tuesday that the project will support thousands of construction jobs and create more than a billion dollars in economic activity.

In July the state signed the deal with Transurban DRIVe and Fluor Enterprises Inc., which will build and oversee the 29 miles of express lanes. The lanes will carry a variable electronic toll, except for vehicles with three or more people, motorcycles, buses and vanpools.

The state will pay about $71 million for the project, while Transurban and Fluor will foot the other $854 million.

The new express lanes will run from Garrisonville in Stafford County to Edsall Road in Fairfax County.

Work was to begin either Tuesday afternoon or on Wednesday. The project is slated to be finished by the end of 2014.

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Express Lanes Work Impacts Coming to I-95 Commuters

State Officials Launch I-95 Express Lanes Project