Portion of Springfield Interchange Closed Nightly This Week

A portion of the Springfield Interchange will be closed Monday through Thursday nights this week, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced.

The I-495 west/north, Inner Loop, will be closed from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. each night from Monday, March 12, until Thursday, March 15. On Friday, the route will be closed starting at 9 p.m.; it will remain closed until 7 a.m. Saturday.

VDOT is closing the stretch of highway so work crews can paint new bridges, finish work on the bridges, and complete demolition work on a ramp. Ramp closures could continue for as many as three weeks, according to VDOT.

In a press release, VDOT provided information about a planned detour during construction. The detour is expected to add between 15 and 20 minutes to trips:

"All I-495 west/north traffic will be detoured to Exit 170B, I-395 north and take Exit 2, Edsall Road west, follow signage to I-395 south, and back to Exit 1D, I-495 north towards Tysons Corner."