News releases

05/08/2025

Northbound I-495 traffic to shift on Friday night, May 9; Saturday night, May 10 is backup date for weather or other delays

FAIRFAX, VA - Tomorrow night, Friday, May 9, crews plan to shift traffic on northbound I-495 (Capital Beltway Inner Loop) in the Tysons-McLean area onto approximately two miles of newly-constructed lanes on the outer section of the highway. This traffic shift and related lane closures will begin Friday night, with all four northbound Beltway lanes reopened in their new alignment by 10 a.m. Saturday morning, May 10. Saturday night will serve as a backup date in case of inclement weather or other work delays.

05/06/2025

Motorists should stay alert and follow posted detours

FAIRFAX, VA - Beginning tonight, Tuesday, May 6, and continuing nightly through Friday, May 9, multiple ramps to and from northbound I-495 (Capital Beltway Inner Loop) at the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP), Georgetown Pike, and Dulles Corridor Interchanges will be closed for 495 NEXT crews to perform paving and striping work in preparation for the Beltway traffic shift planned for Friday night, May 9.

05/01/2025

Northbound I-495 traffic to shift on or about Friday night, May 2; Southbound I-495 traffic to shift in late May/early June

UPDATE, May 1, 2025: The traffic shift on northbound I-495 in the Tysons-McLean area scheduled for May 2 has been postponed, and is now planned to occur on Friday night, May 9–Saturday morning, May 10.

FAIRFAX, VA - On or about Friday night, May 2, crews plan to begin shifting traffic on I-495 (Capital Beltway) in the Tysons-McLean area onto approximately two miles of newly- constructed lanes on the outer section of the highway. Northbound I-495 lanes are scheduled to be shifted during overnight hours on Friday night, May 2, with Saturday night, May 3 and the following weekend (May 9 and 10) serving as backup dates in case of weather delays. Southbound I-495 lanes are planned to be shifted in late May or early June. These important traffic shifts will enable crews to access the center portion of the Beltway to build the new 495 Express Lanes.