VDOT News - Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – All Interstate 95 southbound traffic will be stopped intermittently between midnight and 3 a.m. early Wednesday, Sept. 2 to allow crews to move a crane across the interstate north of Exit 133 (Route 17) in Stafford County. 

Overnight travelers should anticipate delays on I-95 southbound starting at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1. Weather permitting, I-95 southbound will be reduced to one lane at that time near Exit 133 to allow crews to prepare for the full traffic stops.

Crews are moving a crane into position for construction of the Route 652 (Truslow Road) overpass as part of the I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project.  

Traffic may be stopped up to 30 minutes at a time. In between each stop, congestion will be allowed to clear before the next full stop.

Lane closures on I-95 southbound are scheduled at the following times: 

Tuesday, Sept. 1 – Wednesday, Sept. 2 

• 10 p.m. – 4:30 a.m. – Double lane closure
• Midnight to 3 a.m. – Intermittent full traffic stops up to 30 minutes 
• 4:30 a.m. – All lanes open 

If there is inclement weather Tuesday night, the full traffic stops will be rescheduled to the following morning, Thursday, Sept. 3.

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, 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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