News releases

04/09/2025

Work to implement traffic shift to occur Thursday night, April 10 until early morning Friday, April 11

UPDATE (April 10, 2025): The below ramp shift and associated traffic impacts have been postponed. This work will now occur on Wednesday night, April 16, until early morning Thursday, April 17.

FAIRFAX, VA - The collector ramp from northwest George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) to southbound I-495 and Georgetown Pike (Exit 44) is scheduled to be shifted into a new ramp alignment between 9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10 and 5 a.m. Friday, April 11. The new ramp alignment runs parallel to southbound I-495 between the GWMP and Georgetown Pike and will improve merging for drivers entering and exiting the Beltway in this area. The new configuration will also accommodate the wider Beltway that is needed for the 495 Express Lanes Northern Extension.

04/07/2025

Motorists should follow posted detour

FAIRFAX, VA - The ramp from Georgetown Pike to southbound I-495 is scheduled to close tomorrow night Tuesday, April 8, between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. the next morning. The ramp closure will allow crews to shift traffic at the ramp 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.