I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension

Overview

95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension: All New Access Points Opened Dec. 7-8, 2023

All new access points built as part of the 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project opened at 10 p.m. on December 7, 2023, ready for northbound rush hour the morning of December 8, 2023. Read more on expresslanes.com/95extension. 

This project extended the 95 Express Lanes by approximately 10 miles, from south of Route 610 (Garrisonville Road) in Stafford County to the vicinity of Route 17 (I-95 Exit 133).

Two reversible high-occupancy toll lanes were built in the existing median of I-95 and opened to traffic on Aug. 17, 2023.

Additional access to the 95 Express Lanes is now available at the Route 17 and Route 630 (Courthouse Road) I-95 interchanges in Stafford, and near the Russell Road interchange at Quantico Marine Corps Base.

The extended 95 Express Lanes connect with new I-95 travel lanes built in the Fredericksburg area through two separate Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) projects, the I-95 Northbound Rappahannock River Crossing and I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing. 

Transurban led construction of the 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project. The project design-build contractor was a joint venture between Branch Civil and Flatiron. For more information, please visit the Fredericksburg Extension project page on the 95 Express Lanes website. 

Benefits 

• Reduces congestion and accommodates travel demand more efficiently
• Provides greater reliability of travel times on I-95 Express Lanes
• Expands travel choices by increasing the attractiveness and utility of ridesharing and transit usage, while also providing an option for single- and double-occupant vehicles to bypass congested conditions

Major milestones 

• Public information meetings: March 2017
• Public hearings: September 2017
• Final NEPA decision: January 2018
• Issued Request for Proposals (RFP): Spring 2018
• Design-Build contract award: Fall 2018
• Construction begins: July 2019
• Truslow Road detour begins for overpass reconstruction: January 2020
• Truslow Road overpass completion and road reopening: April 9, 2021
• American Legion Road detour begins for overpass reconstruction: January 2020
• American Legion Road overpass completion and road reopening: January 5, 2023
• 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension Opening Date: August 2023 (partial opening) and December 2023 (all new access points open)