News releases

11/10/2025

Express Lanes portion of 495 NEXT project on track to open ahead of schedule and before the Thanksgiving holiday

MCLEAN, VA - The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Transurban, the Commonwealth’s private partner and operator of the 495 Express Lanes, confirmed today that the northern extension of the 495 Express Lanes is on track to open on Saturday, Nov. 22 – ahead of the design-build contract schedule and the upcoming Thanksgiving travel period – pending no weather delays or unforeseen circumstances.

11/06/2025

Drivers should choose alternative routes due to expected potential backups and delays; Multi-lane closures and ramp closures with detours continue nightly through mid-November

FAIRFAX, VA - A single lane will be closed in both directions on I-495 (Capital Beltway Outer and Inner Loops) in the Tysons-McLean area between the Dulles Corridor Interchange and American Legion Memorial Bridge this Saturday, Nov. 8, and next Saturday, Nov. 15 and Sunday, Nov. 16, between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. These extended daytime closures are needed for crews to complete paving work associated with the I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project.

10/30/2025

Drivers should expect potential backups and delays, and choose alternate routes

FAIRFAX, VA - The northbound 495 Express Lanes are scheduled to be closed between Route 7/Leesburg Pike and north of the Dulles Corridor Interchange, where the existing express lanes end, this Saturday, Nov. 1, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. for paving work as part of the I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project. Additionally, a single lane closure will be in place on northbound I-495 general-purpose lanes between Lewinsville Road and Old Dominion Drive this Saturday from 7 p.m. to 1 p.m. Following this work, multi-lane and ramp closures will occur nightly on I-495 in the north- and southbound directions through mid-November. These closures are needed for crews to continue paving activities for the project.