The privately financed 10-mile extension of Virginia’s I-95 Express Lanes is set to partially open this month, expanding access in a corridor that in recent decades has experienced increased congestion from both commuter and through traffic.
Developed and operated by Transurban North America for the Virginia Dept. of Transportation, the reversable, dynamically tolled Express Lanes are located in the median between I-95’s north- and southbound mainline travel lanes. The current $670-million project, built by the construction joint venture of Branch Civil and Flatiron Construction extends the Express Lanes from the current terminus in Stafford County to just north of U.S. Route 17 near Fredericksburg. The extension will connect with another major I-95 capacity expansion effort—VDOT’s non-tolled Rappahannock River Crossing project.