The Virginia Department of Transportation reports that Interstate 95 travelers should plan ahead for significant delays in Stafford County on several evenings in late August near Exit 140 (Courthouse Road).
I-95 traffic will be intermittently stopped overnight between midnight and 3 a.m. so construction crews can lift bridge beams into place for new interstate overpasses at Courthouse Road. Traffic will be stopped for up to 30 minutes at a time for motorist safety when beams are lifted into place over the interstate’s travel lanes.
The bridges are under construction as part of a diverging diamond interchange at Exit 140 that will open to traffic by July 2020.
Message boards on I-95 will provide advance notice of lane closures and traffic stops. Traffic signals on Route 1 will be timed to accommodate increased traffic volumes in Stafford.
Beam lifts will affect I-95 travelers on the following evenings, weather permitting:
Monday, Aug. 20 – Wednesday, Aug. 22 (three consecutive nights of work)
Interstate 95 southbound
- Single lane closed at 9 p.m.
- Two lanes closed at 10 p.m.
- Between midnight and 3 a.m. all I-95 southbound traffic will be stopped multiple times for up to 30-minute intervals to lift bridge beams into place.
- Two lanes remain closed between 3 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. Single lane re-opens at 4:30 a.m.
- All southbound lanes re-open by 7 a.m.
- All I-95 northbound lanes remain open on these evenings
Thursday, Aug. 23 and Monday, Aug. 27 – Tuesday, Aug. 28 (three nights of work)
Interstate 95 northbound
- Single lane closed at 9 p.m.
- Two lanes closed at 10 p.m.
- Between midnight and 3 a.m. all I-95 northbound traffic will be stopped multiple times for up to 30-minute intervals to lift bridge beams into place.
- All northbound lanes re-open by 4:30 a.m.
- All I-95 southbound lanes remain open on these evenings
Courthouse Road
All lanes of Courthouse Road will remain open at Exit 140 during this work zone. However, local traffic seeking to avoid delays overnight may wish to use Exit 143 (Garrisonville Road) or Exit 136 (Centreport Parkway).
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