News releases

10/20/2023

Exits to George Washington Memorial Parkway and Georgetown Pike Will Remain Open

FAIRFAX, VA - Starting tonight at 8 p.m., and continuing for approximately 48 hours through the weekend, the right lane of the southbound I-495 collector-distributor road between George Washington Memorial Parkway (exit 43) and Georgetown Pike (exit 44) will be closed so crews can build a temporary ramp as part of the 495 NEXT Project. The left lane of the collector-distributor road, including the entry point (from George Washington Memorial Parkway to the southbound I-495 collector-distributor road), and both exits (exit 43 and 44) will remain open. The closure will be continuous from 8 p.m. Friday, October 20 to 8 p.m. Sunday, October 22. The lane closure primarily will affect motorists traveling on southbound I-495 exiting at Georgetown Pike.

03/25/2025

Closures needed for delivery and installation of bridge beams; Motorists should follow posted detours

FAIRFAX, VA - Beginning Thursday night, March 27, and continuing weeknights through April 17, the exit ramp from southbound I-495 (Capital Beltway Outer Loop) collector road to Georgetown Pike (Exit 44), and the on-ramp from northwest George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) to southbound I-495 will be closed. Closures and detours will occur Monday through Friday, between the hours of 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Crews will be installing beams for new express lanes ramp connections at GWMP, as part of the I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project.

04/04/2025

Ramp closed and detoured nightly at eastbound Dulles Toll Road/Dulles Airport Access Highway to northbound I-495

FAIRFAX, VA - Lane closures and intermittent traffic stoppages are scheduled to resume during overnight hours Monday, April 7 through Wednesday, April 30 on northbound I-495 (Capital Beltway) in Virginia between Route 7 and north of the Dulles Toll Road. The ramp from eastbound Dulles Toll Road/Airport Access Highway (Route 267) to northbound I-495 (Capital Beltway) will also be closed nightly during this timeframe. These closures and traffic stoppages are needed for crews to continue working on a new 495 Express Lanes ramp at the I-495 and Dulles Corridor Interchange.