VDOT Postpones Full Traffic Stops On I-95 In Stafford

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — The Virginia Department of Transportation has postponed work on an overhead sign on Interstate 95 north of Exit 133 (Route 17) in Stafford County due to forecasts of bad weather. VDOT said all lanes of I-95 northbound will remain open Wednesday night and early Thursday at the exit.

All I-95 northbound traffic was scheduled to be stopped intermittently between midnight and 3 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 to allow crews to remove an overhead sign north of Exit 133.

Northbound lane closures and full traffic stops for removal of the overhead sign are now scheduled to occur on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 12 and the morning of Thursday, Aug. 13, VDOT said.

The work is part of the I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project. Construction on the $565 million project began in July 2019.

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