VDOT News - Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – All Interstate 95 southbound traffic will be stopped up to 30 minutes starting at midnight, March 12, at Exit 133 (Route 17) in Stafford County to allow crews to move a crane to build a new I-95 overpass. 

The I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing project is currently building the future I-95 northbound bridge over Route 17. 

Weather permitting, the following lane closures have been scheduled: 

Wednesday, March 11 – Thursday, March 12

Interstate 95 Southbound

9 p.m. – 10 p.m. – Single lane closure

10 p.m. – Midnight – Double lane closure

Midnight – 12:30 a.m. – Full traffic stop up to 30 minutes

12:30 a.m. – 6 a.m. – Double lane closure

6 a.m. – 10 a.m. – Single lane closure 

Virginia State Police will assist with traffic control. 

Message boards are posted along I-95 and Route 17 to alert motorists to delays ahead.

For additional information about the interstate projects, please visit www.Improve95.org.

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VDOT’s 14-county Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford in the Fredericksburg area; Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties in the Northern Neck; Essex, Gloucester, King & Queen, King William, Mathews and Middlesex counties in the Middle Peninsula.

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