VDOT is holding public meetings on its 495 Southside Express Lanes widening project.
VDOT, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and other federal, state and local agencies in Virginia and Maryland, is conducting an environmental study to potentially extend the express lanes system on the southern section of I-95/I-495 (Capital Beltway), by approximately 11 miles from the Springfield Interchange (I-95/I-395/I-495) in Fairfax County, Virginia, across the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, to the MD 210 interchange in Prince George’s County, Maryland. This location was identified in Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board’s adopted I-95 Corridor Improvement Plan as an area for additional study.
VDOT will provide information at upcoming public meetings on the three alternatives under study to address identified transportation needs within the study area. These needs include extending and providing continuity of the express lanes system on I-495, providing additional travel choices, reducing congestion and improving travel reliability, improving safety, and providing consistency with local and regional plans. VDOT will also provide preliminary traffic analysis data and updates on study progress and ongoing coordination.
https://www.vdot.virginia.gov/projects/northern-virginia-district/i-495-southside-express-lanes-study/
Meeting times: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Meeting format: Open house with a presentation at 7 p.m.
* Tuesday, April 1, 2025
West Potomac High School (Cafeteria)
6500 Quander Rd., Alexandria, VA 22307
* Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Oxon Hill High School (Auditorium)
6701 Leyte Dr., Oxon Hill, MD 20745
* Monday, April 7, 2025
Thomas A. Edison High School (Cafeteria)
5801 Franconia Rd., Alexandria, VA 22310
* Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Nannie J. Lee Memorial Recreation Center
1108 Jefferson St., Alexandria, VA 22314
The in-person meetings will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The meeting format will include an open house with a presentation at 7 p.m. VDOT representatives will be present at various stations to answer questions.