News releases

06/20/2025

Motorists traveling on northbound I-495 to GW Parkway are asked to follow signed detour across American Legion Bridge to loop back into Virginia

FAIRFAX, VA - Drivers are advised that there will be nightly triple-lane closures on northbound and southbound I-495 (Capital Beltway) and a closure/detour of the ramp from northbound I-495 (Inner Loop) to George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) (Exit 43) tonight, Friday, June 20 and Sunday night, June 22, through Wednesday night, July 2, as needed. These closures are for paving, curb, striping and road widening work as part of the I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project.

06/02/2025

Motorists asked to follow signed detours and stay alert when traveling through the area

UPDATE, June 3, 2025: The nighttime ramp closures affecting southbound I-495 at George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) and Georgetown Pike interchanges have been postponed to tonight, Tuesday, June 3 and Tuesday night, June 10. The ramps from southbound I-495 to the GWMP (Exit 43) and Georgetown Pike (Exit 44) are now scheduled to be closed tonight, Tuesday, June 3, from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. Wednesday morning. The ramps from GWMP to southbound I-495 and from Georgetown Pike to southbound I-495 are now scheduled to be closed Tuesday night, June 10, from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, June 11. The backup date for these closures is Thursday night, June 12.

FAIRFAX, VA - Tonight, Monday night, June 2, the ramps from southbound I-495 to the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) Exit 43 and Georgetown Pike (Exit 44) are scheduled to be closed from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday morning. During this closure, motorists will be detoured to continue southbound on I-495 to northbound Route 123 Exit 46B, then to the northbound I-495 general purpose lanes to Georgetown Pike and GWMP.

05/27/2025

Motorists asked to follow signed detour across American Legion Bridge to loop back into Virginia

FAIRFAX, VA - Beginning on or about tomorrow night, Wednesday, May 28, and continuing on weeknights through Friday, June 20, the ramp from northbound I-495 (Capital Beltway Inner Loop) to George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) (Exit 43) will be closed for paving, curb, and striping work as part of the 495 NEXT project. This ramp closure and detour is scheduled to occur nightly, Mondays through Fridays, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.