Another Traffic Shift Coming At I-395, King Street In Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Another temporary traffic shift and ramp closure will be implemented on King Street at Interstate 395 in Alexandria as part of the bridge rehabilitation project, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. VDOT crews are replacing the bridge deck on the westbound side of the bridge and will shift traffic to the eastbound side.

The temporary traffic shift will be implemented Sunday, May 23. Lane closures in both directions of King Street will happen from 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 22 to 7 a.m. on Sunday, May 23 for temporary striping. Around 7 a.m. Sunday, the westbound lanes of the bridge over I-395 will close, and westbound traffic will be shifted to the eastbound side of the bridge. One lane of traffic will run in each direction of the eastbound King Street bridge over I-395. This will continue until bridge work on the westbound side is complete in mid-June.

Westbound King Street traffic can take a detour via Menokin Drive, North Van Dorn Street, West Braddock Road, and North Beauregard Street back to King Street.

In addition, the ramp from northbound I-395 to westbound King Street will close at 10 p.m. Saturday until work on the westbound side of the bridge is completed in mid-June.

Drivers coming from northbound I-395 can follow one of the detour routes:

• Seminary Road (Northbound I-395 Exit 4) and North Beauregard Street back to King Street
• Northbound I-395 ramp to eastbound King Street, Menokin Drive, North Van Dorn Street, West Braddock Road and North Beauregard Street back to westbound King Street

Before the new traffic shift, traffic had been shifted to the westbound side of the bridge to complete bridge deck replacement on the eastbound side. The ramp from southbound I-395 to eastbound King Street has also been closed and will reopen at 7 a.m. on Sunday, May 23.

The $13 million King Street over I-395 Bridge Rehabilitation project is expected to be completed in summer 2021. VDOT is upgrading the King Street bridge over I-395, adding a new westbound King Street pedestrian crossing at 30th Street South, widening the King Street median sidewalk between 30th Street South and Menokin Drive, widening the westbound King Street sidewalk between 30th Street South and Park Center Drive, upgrading curb ramps and King Street and Park Center Drive as well as eastbound King Street and Menokin Drive, and upgrading roadway lighting.

In the project area, King Street typically sees 43,000 vehicles a day, and I-395 averages up to 208,000 vehicles.