The new I-95 North local lanes have started opening and are supposed to be fully opened by 4:30 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, Nov.17.
After the complete opening, for about a month, the way Rt. 3 and Rt. 17 drivers access the 95 North Express Lanes will change, VDOT has noted.
When drivers get on I-95 North from Rt. 3, they will be in the new local lanes. Those lanes are separated from the 95 North through lanes by a barrier. For now, the first chance these drivers will have to access the 95 North Express lanes will be north of the Exit 140 (Courthouse Road) interchange in Stafford.
That’s also the case for drivers using the local lanes to travel on 95 North from Rt. 17.
Access is set to change to the permanent plan by mid-December when VDOT expects to open a new flyover ramp. It will be located north of Exit 133 (Rt. 17 Warrenton / Falmouth) and will connect local lane traffic to the 95 North Express Lanes.
According to VDOT, by mid-December, all additional new access points to and from the 95 Express Lanes that were built as part of the recent 10-mile extension. These new access points include a reversible ramp from Old Courthouse Road near Exit 140 (Courthouse Road) and ramps near Exit 148 (Quantico).
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