Welcome to Virginia’s Megaprojects
Several major construction projects are getting under way in Northern Virginia, including the I-495 Capital Beltway High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes.
The Virginia Department of Transportation will keep motorists informed and moving during this construction. These mega construction projects provide innovative solutions to ease congestion by improving multiple modes of transportation - highway, rail and a new network for carpools and buses called HOT lanes.
Northern Virginia congestion is the second worst in the country, and improvements and expansions are long overdue. Now that private investors have come forward and funding is available to make these improvements, construction is taking place right away. While this will make it challenging to get around in the short term, the long-term effect will be the biggest improvements to the Northern Virginia transportation system in decades.
- Northern Virginia Project News
- Choices Ahead (1.3 MB)
- Construction Begins on the I-495 Beltway in Northern Virginia
To find out about upcoming meetings, go to http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/publicinvolvement.asp
E-mail your comments directly to VDOT meeting_comments@vdot.virginia.gov.
Project by Project Breakdown
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BRAC
Multiple improvement projects are associated with the Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) plan at Fort Belvoir. Click here for more information.
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I-495 Capital Beltway HOT lanes
Two HOV/HOT/BUS lanes will be built for 14 miles on the beltway from Springfield to north of the Dulles Toll Road. Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2008. Click here for more project information.
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I-95 Widening
A fourth lane will be added in each direction for eight miles from Route 123 at the Occoquan River to the Fairfax County Parkway. Construction began in March 2008. Click here for more project information.
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Dulles Corridor Metrorail Extension
Utility relocation has started on Route 7 in Tysons Corner in preparation for the proposed extension. Click here for more project information.
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I-95/395 HOT lanes
An HOV/HOT/BUS lane is proposed to be added to the existing HOV lanes and two new HOV/HOT/BUS lanes would be built between Route 234 and Massaponax. Click here for more project information.
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I-95/Telegraph Road Interchange
Construction of the new interchange is part of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge project. Click here for more information.
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Fairfax County Parkway
A two-mile, four-lane segment is planned for construction between Fullerton Road and Rolling Road near Fort Belvoir. Click here for more project information.
