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VDOT to improve conditions at I-66 and Beltway

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is addressing delays that have occurred along I-66 west at I-495 due to traffic pattern changes and the closure of the  old I-495 north left exit to I-66 west. To ease congestion in this area crews will work overnight to open a third lane along I-66 west over I-495 to provide more travel capacity.

Crews will modify Exit 49, I-495 south, Outer Loop to I-66 west by reducing the current two-lane ramp to one lane. Motorists are encouraged to use caution in this area as the lane reduction will occur on the top portion of the exit ramp.

By reducing the I-495 south to I-66 west exit ramp to a single merge lane onto I-66, it creates room for the third through lane in this area.

To make these changes, starting at 9:30 p.m. on Friday night, Feb. 3 until 7 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, crews will close one lane on I-66 west and one ramp lane on I-495 north to I-66 west. Work includes installing new lane markings, ramp modifications, placing concrete barriers and adding new signage. By 7 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, the new lane and ramp configurations will be open to traffic.

Should inclement weather cancel this work it will be rescheduled.

The interchange reconstruction is part of the 495 Express Lanes Project. The project is on scheduled to be completed in late 2012.

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  • Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean T. Connaughton addresses the crowd on the Westpark Dr. bridge during workzone awareness week, April 25, 2012
  • Virginia state police captain Susan Culin and NTSB's Deborah Hersman promote safety at the Orange Cones, No Phones event in Tysons Corner, April 25, 2012
  • The 495 Express Lanes access routes will be clearly labled, April 2012
  • At Route 7, crews put down new pavement for the 495 Express Lanes, April 2012
  • At Lee Hwy., the ramp for the 495 Express Lanes will handle cars heading south on the beltway, April 2012.

  • Crews are adjusting the toll gantries for the 495 Express Lanes, April 2012
  • At the Springfield Interchange, there are connections to the HOV lanes and 495 Express Lanes, April 2012
  • Looking west into Tysons Corner, Dulles Metrorail tracks are ready for trains in 2013, April 2012.
  • At I-66, looking south, the 495 Express Lanes bridges connect new ramps, April 2012
  • At Gallows Road, cars and buses will enter the 495 Express Lanes heading north, April 2012
 

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Last Updated: 05/16/2012 04:34 PM

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