News releases

01/27/2025

Closures to occur during overnight hours tonight, Monday, Jan. 27 through Friday night, Jan. 31 for continued bridge work

FAIRFAX, VA - 495 NEXT project crews will continue bridge work over northbound I-495 at the Dulles Corridor Interchange for a new 495 Express Lanes ramp, following the Big Beam Weekend operation, which was completed successfully early this morning. This bridge work will require the following lane and ramp closures during overnight hours beginning at 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning...

02/04/2025

Closures to continue during overnight hours tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 4 through Saturday night, Feb. 15 for continued bridge work

FAIRFAX, VA - 495 NEXT project crews will continue bridge work over northbound I-495 at the Dulles Corridor Interchange for a new 495 Express Lanes ramp, following the Big Beam Weekend operation, which was completed successfully early Monday morning, Jan. 27. This bridge work will require the following lane and ramp closures during overnight hours beginning at 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning, Monday through Saturday nights, Feb. 4 to Feb. 15...

09/03/2025

Drivers reminded to use caution and stay alert when traveling through the 495 NEXT project work zone in Tysons-McLean area

FAIRFAX, VA - With construction activities on the new express lanes increasing and now concentrated in the median along the project corridor, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and its 495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project partner, Transurban, have launched a driver safety campaign. The awareness campaign emphasizes to drivers that active roadway construction and hundreds of workers are directly adjacent to Beltway traffic. The “Closer Than You Think” campaign will leverage ads that will run on radio, as well as various social media platforms, throughout September and into October as “back to work and school” traffic resumes and drivers adjust to post-summer travel patterns.