News releases

11/18/2025

Drivers should expect new travel pattern and use extra caution

UPDATE, November 21, 2025: The 495 Express Lanes Extension opening has been rescheduled for Sunday morning, Nov. 23, due to forecasted rain tonight. All closures will be implemented at the same times as listed below beginning at 8 p.m., Saturday night, Nov. 22, into Sunday morning, Nov. 23.

FAIRFAX, VA - The 495 Express Lanes Extension (the Extension) remains on schedule to open this Saturday, Nov. 22, weather permitting. The two-and-a-half-mile extension of new 495 Express Lanes spanning from near the Dulles Corridor Interchange to just before the American Legion Bridge and new connecting ramps are scheduled to be fully open and operational by mid-morning Saturday.

11/14/2025

Drivers should choose alternative routes due to expected potential backups and delays; Multi-lane closures and ramp closures with detours continue nightly through 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. 15 and Sunday, Nov. 16, between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. Also on Saturday, Nov. 15, a single left lane will be closed on westbound Dulles Toll Road (Route 267) between Route 123 and the I-495 interchange between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. These extended daytime closures are needed for crews to complete paving and pavement marking activities, install flexible delineator posts, and finish other necessary work before the new express lanes open.

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.