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On-site Media Interviews Available on Wednesday, August 24 – must be scheduled in advance. Contact Justin McNaull, I-66 Megaprojects Team, at 202-253-6136 to arrange.

FAIRFAX – The first new exit ramp and bridge for the under-construction I-66/I-495 Interchange is scheduled to open ahead of schedule beginning on or about Thursday morning, August 25. Drivers on northbound I-495 will exit to westbound I-66 using the new flyover ramp, located one-half mile south of (prior to) the old exit ramp, and prior to the ramp heading to eastbound I-66. Once the new I-495 North to I-66 West ramp opens, the old exit ramp will close to allow for construction of a new ramp to connect to the future westbound 66 Express Lanes. Drivers should use caution and follow roadway signs when traveling in this area.

The new I-495 North to I-66 West ramp was completed as an interim milestone for the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project and is the first of several new ramp opening and permanent traffic pattern changes happening this year at the I-66/I-495 Interchange area. The location of the ramp from I-495 North to I-66 East will not change as part of this new configuration.

To implement this traffic pattern change, drivers should expect the following:

Wednesday, August 24
I-495 North from Route 50 to I-66

• Two lanes will be closed from 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m.

Ramp from I-495 South to I-66 West

• The ramp will be closed from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
• Traffic will be detoured farther south to the exit to Route 50 (Arlington Boulevard) East, stay to the right to Fairview Park, take the left fork to Fairview Park North, bear left at the traffic signal, stay to the right following signs to I-495 North and I-66, then follow signs to I-66 West.

Ramp from I-495 North to I-66 East

• The ramp will be closed from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m.
• Traffic will be directed to continue north to Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) East, travel about one mile, then follow signs to I-66 East.

Ramp from I-495 North to I-66 West

• One lane will be closed from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
• The ramp will be closed between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.
• Traffic will be directed to continue north to Route 7 West, stay to the right to I-495 South, then follow signs to I-66 West.

All work is weather dependent and will be rescheduled to the following night (Thursday, August 25) should inclement conditions occur.

The I-66/I-495 Interchange is being modified with several new ramps and connections as part of the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project. Improvements at the interchange include adding access to and from the existing 495 Express Lanes and the new I-66 Express Lanes, as well as building new connections between Express Lanes and general-purpose lanes.

Construction and lane closure updates are available at Transform66.org and on Twitter @VaDOTNOVA. To receive project updates automatically by email, sign up here.   

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