FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Crews building the 10-mile extension of 95 Express Lanes in the median of Interstate 95 have planned to stop all northbound and southbound traffic overnight as construction continues this winter on the Fredericksburg Extension project. 

Starting tonight, Jan. 9, crews will need to stop all I-95 traffic up to 30 minutes at a time between midnight and 3 a.m. to safely complete work near the exit 133 (Route 17) and exit 140 (Courthouse Road) interchanges in Stafford County. 

Weather permitting, I-95 northbound and southbound will be reduced to one lane each evening ahead of the 30-minute traffic stops beginning tonight through early Friday, Jan. 13. 

After each full traffic stop, congestion will be allowed to clear. 

Drivers should expect overnight delays with the intermittent stoppages. 

The 95 Express Lanes extended facility from south of exit 143 (Route 610) to the vicinity of exit 133 is expected to open to traffic in late 2023, with project completion in spring 2024. 

The public-private project is being built by Transurban and its contractor, Branch Flatiron Joint Venture. 

For real-time updates on work zones and traffic conditions, please check 511Virginia.org.

511Virginia 

Motorists can find real-time information on lane closures, work zones, traffic and other incidents on 511Virginia. 

Download the free mobile 511Virginia app for Apple and Android devices to stay connected, or visit http://www.511virginia.org/.  Motorists also can reach 511Virginia by calling 511 when they are not operating a motor vehicle or while using a hands-free device. 

Do not use a handheld cell phone or mobile device while driving (it’s the law). 

Follow VDOT Fredericksburg District on Twitter @VaDOTFRED.

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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.