VDOT News - Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Route 652 (Truslow Road) in Stafford County will close at the bridge over Interstate 95 on Monday, Jan. 27, weather permitting, for construction of a new overpass as part of the I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project.  

A detour will be in place for nine months while work is underway. Truslow Road is anticipated to reopen at the overpass in fall 2020.

The signed detour route will be Route 1, Route 17 and Plantation Drive. Drivers are encouraged to use the most convenient alternate route when the overpass closes.

Click here to see an online map of the detour route.

Traffic conditions and signal timing will be closely monitored once the detour is underway.

Demolition of the existing overpass will begin shortly after its closure, and will be underway for an estimated four to six weeks.

Bridge demolition will require intermittent full traffic stops on I-95 and can only occur during overnight hours to limit the impact to I-95 travelers. Full traffic stops for up to 30-minute intervals between midnight and 3 a.m. are scheduled for the early morning hours starting Tuesday, Feb. 4, weather permitting. Specific dates and times for these lane closures and full traffic stops will be announced.

Built in 1963, the Truslow Road bridge is located between Beagle Road and Samuel Lane. It is structurally deficient, which is an indicator that the bridge requires maintenance or replacement to improve its condition.

The I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project is replacing the Truslow Road bridge to accommodate construction of two new reversible Express Lanes in the median.

Crews are currently building the 10-mile extension of the I-95 Express Lanes in the median of I-95 from south of Exit 143 (Route 610) to the vicinity of Exit 133 (Route 17).

The new two-lane Truslow Road overpass will be slightly wider than the existing bridge, and it will be lengthened to accommodate any future I-95 widening.

Truslow Road carries approximately 2,600 vehicles a day, according to a 2018 traffic count.

Route 1 and Truslow Road Intersection

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) recently installed additional pavement markings on Route 1 at the Truslow Road intersection and will soon install new temporary signs before the bridge closure on Jan. 27.

To bring more attention to left-turning vehicles from Truslow Road, VDOT will install temporary flashing signs on Route 1 northbound and southbound.

Crews recently completed painting a second “X” on Route 1 southbound to encourage drivers to not block the Truslow Road intersection. The second set of “Don’t Block the Box” pavement markings are aimed to further enhance sight distance for left-turning vehicles when Route 1 southbound traffic is queued.

American Legion Road Overpass

The Express Lanes project will also replace the bridge on Route 628 (American Legion Road) over I-95 in Stafford.

Construction of these new bridges will be sequential and limited to nine months.

American Legion Road will not close until the Truslow Road overpass has reopened. The American Legion Road overpass is anticipated to close fall 2020 and reopen in summer 2021.

The signed detour will be Centreport Parkway and Route 1.

Project Background

Construction on the $565 million project began in July 2019. In addition to the 10-mile Express Lanes extension, the project will build seven new bridges and new access points.

Project features include:

• Two reversible high-occupancy toll lanes in the existing median of I-95
• The lanes will connect to the I-95 southbound Rappahannock River Crossing project and the I-95 northbound Rappahannock River Crossing project
• Additional access to the I-95 Express Lanes will be added near the Route 17 and Route 630 (Courthouse Road) I-95 interchanges in Stafford, and near the Russell Road interchange at Quantico Marine Corps Base in Prince William County

The extended Express Lanes are anticipated to open to traffic in late 2022. All work related to the project is scheduled to be completed in 2023.

Transurban, the operator of the existing 95 Express Lanes facility, is managing the construction of the I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension. The design-build project contractor is a joint venture between Branch Civil and Flatiron.

For more information, please visit the Fredericksburg Extension project page on the Express Lanes website.

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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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