Telegraph Road, Beltway Closures This Week

Weather permitting, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project will be conducting Telegraph Road interchange and other area closures January 14-21.  Variable message signs will be posted to alert drivers and provide detour information when necessary. 

This work will have significant impacts on Beltway and local traffic, and motorists are strongly advised to seek alternate routes to avoid delays. The scheduled work is as follows.

TELEGRAPH ROAD INTERCHANGE CLOSURES

Tuesday, Jan. 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

Various on-ramps and exit ramps in the Telegraph Road/Capital Beltway interchange will be closed and traffic stopped temporarily for 30-40 minutes at a time to accommodate emergency asphalt repairs. Variable message signs will be posted to alert motorists and give detour directions.

Tuesday, Jan. 17 DAYTIME from noon to 3 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 18 DAYTIME from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Wednesday, Jan. 18 OVERNIGHT from 9 p.m. to midnight:

The ramp from Telegraph Road South to the Capital Beltway Outer Loop (I-95/495 North) will be closed for roadway construction.  Detour:  Motorists should take the Huntington Avenue ramp to Huntington Avenue East to U.S. Route 1 North to the on-ramp to the Outer Loop. Note that the rain date for the overnight work is Thursday night, Jan. 19.

Wednesday night, Jan. 18 at 11:59 p.m.:

Telegraph Road South will be completely closed for 15 minutes just after midnight from just before the ramp to the Capital Beltway Outer Loop (I-95/495 North) to Huntington Avenue for roadway construction.  The exit for the Outer Loop will be closed but the exit for the Inner Loop (I-95/495 South) will still be open.  Note that the rain date for this work is Thursday night, Jan. 19.                      

Wednesday, Jan. 18 OVERNIGHT from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning; also Thursday, Jan. 19 DAYTIME from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Friday, Jan. 20 DAYTIME from 9:30 a.m. to noon:

The ramp from Telegraph Road South to N. Kings Highway will be closed for roadway construction.  Detour:  Motorists should take the Huntington Avenue ramp to Huntington Avenue East to U.S. Route 1 South to N. Kings Highway. Note that the rain date for the overnight work is Thursday night, Jan. 19.

Thursday, Jan. 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

The exit from the Capital Beltway Inner Loop (I-95/495 South) to Telegraph Road South will be closed for road work.  Detour: Motorists should exit at the Eisenhower Connector and take Eisenhower Avenue East to to Mill Road East to Telegraph Road South.

MILL ROAD CLOSURES

Saturday, Jan. 14 through Saturday, Jan. 21 at 3 p.m.:

One lane of Mill Road North where it connects to Telegraph Road South will be closed continuously to complete the installation of safety features including guardrails, barriers and curbs.  One northbound lane will remain open.

Please use caution when traveling in this area. All construction-related work and dates are subject to change, depending on weather, material and contractor availability or other unforeseen conditions.

For More Information

Go to www.wilsonbridge.com for the latest traffic and project information.