News releases

11/08/2024

Motorists Should Follow Posted Detour to Access I-495 North; Expect Continued Nighttime Ramp Closure and Detour in Weeks Ahead

UPDATE (Nov. 20, 2024): The below ramp closure and detour will also be in place on tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 20 and Thursday, Nov. 21 during overnight hours, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.

FAIRFAX, VA - The on-ramp from the westbound Dulles Toll Road (Route 267) to northbound I-495 (Capital Beltway Inner Loop) is scheduled to be closed during overnight hours tonight, Friday, Nov. 8, Sunday night, Nov. 10, Monday night, Nov. 11, and Tuesday night, Nov. 12, to allow crews to conduct milling and paving work as part of the 495 NEXT project. The ramp will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning. Triple lane closures will also be in place on northbound I-495 in the project corridor during the same times for paving work. Drivers are advised that this same ramp closure will occur periodically over the coming weeks for continued construction.

11/19/2024

Closures and stoppages necessary for overhead sign work

FAIRFAX, VA - There will be overnight triple lane closures on northbound I-495 (Capital Beltway Inner Loop) in two locations on Wednesday night, Nov. 20, and Thursday night, Nov. 21 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following mornings, for crews to work on overhead signs as part of the 495 NEXT project.

11/18/2024

Motorists asked to follow signed detours

FAIRFAX, VA - The on-ramp from westbound/northbound George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) to southbound I-495 (Capital Beltway Outer Loop) will be closed during overnight hours tonight, Nov. 18 through Wednesday, Nov. 20. This closure is necessary to allow crews to shift traffic onto new pavement as part of the 495 NEXT project.