The Fall Hill Avenue overpass is located at mile marker 131 on I-95, which is just north of Exit 130 (Route 3/Fredericksburg).
I-95 travelers are advised to use Route 1 to avoid delays. Message boards on I-95 will provide advance notice of lane closures and detour routes.
Lane closures have been scheduled at the following times and dates:
Sunday, March 6
Interstate 95 southbound: Two lanes closed 10 p.m. – 5 a.m.
Monday, March 7
Interstate 95 southbound: Single lane closes at 9:30 p.m., followed by two lanes closed 10 p.m. – 5 a.m.
Tuesday, March 8
Interstate 95 southbound: Single lane closes at 9:30 p.m., followed by two lanes closed 10 p.m. – 5 a.m. There will be full traffic stops of up to 30 minutes between midnight and 3 a.m, VDOT said. Traffic will be released between each 30-minute interval.
Wednesday, March 9
Interstate 95 northbound: Single lane closes at 9 p.m., followed by two lanes closed 10 p.m. – 3:30 a.m. It returns to a single lane closure 3:30 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.
Thursday, March 10
Interstate 95 northbound: Single lane closes at 9 p.m., followed by two lanes closed 10 p.m. – 3:30 a.m. It returns to a single lane closure 3:30 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.
Virginia State Police are assisting with traffic control in the work zone.
Project Background
VDOT awarded a $30.7 million design-build contract to widen Fall Hill Avenue in April 2014 to Corman Construction, Inc., and Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP. Construction began in February 2015, and work will be completed in January 2017.
Fall Hill Avenue is being widened to four lanes with a raised median from Carl D. Silver Parkway (Central Park) to just west of the bridge over the Rappahannock Canal.
In February, traffic was moved onto the first half of the new Fall Hill Avenue overpass bridging I-95. Once the old bridge is demolished, construction will begin on the second half of the new overpass.
Additional project information is available on www.VirginiaDOT.org:
http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/fredericksburg/fall_hill_avenue_widening_and_i-95_bridge_replacement.asp
VDOT’s 14-county Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford in the Fredericksburg area; Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties in the Northern Neck; Essex, Gloucester, King & Queen, King William, Mathews and Middlesex counties in the Middle Peninsula.
