VDOT News - Fredericksburg
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IMMEDIATE Darragh Frye 540-899-4119 [email protected] |
FRED-169159 Nov. 3, 2020 |
EXPECT I-95 SOUTHBOUND DELAYS WITH TRUSLOW ROAD BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION CONTINUING TONIGHT IN STAFFORD COUNTY
Starting at 10 p.m., all I-95 southbound traffic will be diverted to a single median lane near Exit 136 (Centreport Parkway) through early Wednesday, Nov. 4
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Interstate 95 southbound travelers should anticipate delays near Exit 136 (Centreport Parkway) in Stafford County starting at 9 p.m. tonight, Nov. 3, as construction continues on the new Truslow Road overpass.
The Truslow Road overpass is being replaced as part of the I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project. It’s located at mile marker 134 between Exit 136 and Exit 133 (Route 17).
A single lane will close on I-95 southbound at 9 p.m. followed by double lane closures at 10 p.m. near the Exit 136 interchange.
Starting at 10 p.m., I-95 southbound traffic will be reduced to a single lane then diverted into a temporary lane in the median. Motorists will then be shifted back to the travel lanes before Exit 133.
Click here to view an online graphic of this traffic pattern.
Weather permitting, lane closures on I-95 southbound are scheduled at the following times:
Tuesday, Nov. 3 – Wednesday, Nov. 4
- 9 p.m. – 10 p.m. – Single lane closure
- 10 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. – Double lane closure, with single lane of traffic diverted into median
- 4:30 a.m. – All lanes open
Message boards will be posted along I-95 southbound to alert motorists to delays ahead.
Virginia State Police will assist with traffic control in the work zone.
For more information about the new Truslow Road overpass, please visit the Fredericksburg Extension project page on the Express Lanes website.
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VDOT’s 14-county Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford in the Fredericksburg area; Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties in the Northern Neck; Essex, Gloucester, King & Queen, King William, Mathews and Middlesex counties in the Middle Peninsula.
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