The Virginia Department of Transportation reports that bridge beams for a new Interstate 95 overpass will be installed at Exit 118 in Spotsylvania County over three consecutive nights next week, and travelers on I-95 northbound and southbound can expect brief overnight delays.
The beam installation schedule has been revised to now occur on the evenings of Tuesday, May 29, Wednesday, May 30, and Thursday, May 31.
I-95 travelers are encouraged to use Route 1 or Route 301 to avoid delays overnight when work is scheduled to occur.
Message boards on I-95 will provide advance notice of lane closures and detour routes. Traffic signals along these routes are timed to accommodate increased traffic volumes.
Crews are lifting beams into place for a new overpass on Route 606 (Mudd Tavern Road) at Thornburg. The overpass is located at Exit 118 between I-95 Exit 126/Spotsylvania and Exit 110/Ladysmith in Caroline County.
All work has been scheduled weather permitting and may be postponed due to inclement weather. Lane closures are currently scheduled at the following dates and times:
Tuesday, May 29
I-95 Northbound
- Single lane closure at 9:30 p.m.
- Double lane closure at 10 p.m.
- All lanes re-open to traffic by 5 a.m.
I-95 Southbound
- Double lane closure begins at 9:30 p.m.
- Between midnight and 5 a.m. all traffic will be stopped several times for approximately 30 minutes each while crews lift concrete beams over the interstate.
- During the intermittent stoppages between midnight and 5 a.m., I-95 southbound traffic will be detoured to take the I-95 southbound exit ramp at Exit 118, directed across Mudd Tavern Road, and guided onto the I-95 southbound entrance ramps.
- All lanes re-open to traffic by 5 a.m.
Wednesday, May 30 and Thursday, May 31
I-95 Northbound
- Single lane closure at 9:30 p.m.
- Double lane closure at 10 p.m.
- Between midnight and 5 a.m. all traffic will be stopped several times for approximately 30 minutes each while crews lift concrete beams over the interstate.
- During the intermittent stoppages between midnight and 5 a.m., I-95 northbound traffic will be detoured to take the I-95 northbound exit ramp at Exit 118, directed across Mudd Tavern Road, and guided onto the I-95 northbound entrance ramps.
- All lanes re-open to traffic by 5 a.m.
- All I-95 southbound lanes remain open.
Virginia State Police are assisting the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and project contractor Shirley Contracting Company with traffic control in the work zone.
Mudd Tavern Road
Local traffic traveling on Mudd Tavern Road will have access to the I-95 entrance and exit ramps at Exit 118 during the work zone. However, Mudd Tavern Road will be reduced to a single lane from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. at the I-95 overpass on the evenings of Tuesday, May 29 through Thursday, May 31.
Local traffic seeking to avoid delays are encouraged to use Exit 110 at Ladysmith or Exit 126 in Spotsylvania to enter or exit I-95 during the overnight hours.
Daytime I-95 Northbound Lane Closure
Drivers can expect a single lane closure on I-95 northbound at Exit 118 from noon to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, and 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30 and Thursday, May 31 to allow crews to stage equipment and materials needed for the overnight beam lifts.
Exit 118 Interchange Improvements and New I-95 Overpass
Construction is underway on a $22.4 million project to build a new four-lane overpass on Mudd Tavern Road bridging I-95. Interchange improvements are also underway at Exit 118 that will improve the alignment of interchange ramps with Mudd Tavern Road, and the alignment of nearby Mallard Road.
Construction began in October 2017 and will be completed in September 2019.
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