Traffic Alert: I-95/395 Weekend HOV Lane Closures

This Friday night, Dec. 19, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will close the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on I-395/95 from the Pentagon to the end at Dumfries Road (Route 234), beginning at 11 p.m., through 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20.

The lanes will open heading south and close at 2 p.m. for reversal operations before heading north for the remainder of the day.

The HOV lanes will close again Saturday night at 11 p.m., through 8 a.m. Sunday morning, Dec. 21, and reopen to traffic heading in the northbound direction. All closures are weather dependent.

During the above-mentioned closures, contractors will continue finishing work on overhead signs, and fiber optics for the 95 Express lanes facility.

The 95 Express lanes opened Dec. 14 and are operational under standard HOV rules and regulations. Tolling will begin Monday, Dec. 29.