VDOT News - Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Travelers on Interstate 95 northbound should anticipate major delays near Exit 133 (Route 17) in Stafford County tonight, Oct. 6, as bridge beam lifts will continue for the future Truslow Road overpass. 

The Truslow Road overpass is being replaced as part of the I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project.  

A single lane will close on I-95 northbound at 8 p.m. followed by double lane closures at 9 p.m. near the Exit 133 interchange.   

Starting at 10 p.m., I-95 northbound 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 136 (Centreport Parkway). 

Click here to view an online graphic of this traffic pattern. 

Weather permitting, lane closures on I-95 northbound are scheduled at the following times: 

Tuesday, Oct. 6 – Wednesday, Oct. 7  

• 8 p.m. – 9 p.m. – Single lane closure
• 9 p.m. – 10 p.m. – Double 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 northbound to alert motorists to delays ahead. 

Virginia State Police will assist with traffic control in the work zone. 

For more information about the future 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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