95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension

The Express Lanes extension is a design-build project with a total estimated cost of $670 million. Construction started in June 2019 and the project is scheduled to open to traffic in late 2023. Transurban is funding this project and is managing construction, and the project contractor is Branch Civil-Flatiron. For more information, please visit the Fredericksburg Extension project page on the Express Lanes website. Read a brochure about how the Fredericksburg Extension Express Lanes will operate.


Previous Milestones


Partial opening date (mainline): August 2023

Opening date (all new access points): Late 2023

Truslow Road Overpass construction complete: April 2021

American Legion Road Overpass construction complete: January 2023

Construction start: June 2019

Design-Build contract award: Fall 2018

Issue Request for Proposals (RFP): Spring 2018
Final NEPA decision: January 2018
Public hearings: September 2017
Public information meetings: March 2017
Road Work Ahead Sign

The Virginia Department of Transportation has several projects underway designed to unlock gridlock on Interstate 95 in Fredericksburg.

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