Your I-95 Thanksgiving Commute Is About To Get Better: Dozen Bridge Lanes Opening In VA

Some relief is coming to one of the busiest travel days of the year in Northern Virginia.

I-95 bridge in Fredericksburg.
Photo Credit: *VDOT*

11/01/2023 5:04 p.m.

The Virginia Department of Transportation announced that the original I-95 northbound bridge over the Rappahannock River in Fredericksburg will be opening before Thanksgiving.

That's 12 lanes.

The big reveal is part of an ongoing project with a goal to improve congestion and travel I-95.

The left bridge will carry I-95 through traffic while the right bridge will carry local traffic to Exit 133-Route 17.

Input is being sought before Decide before the Divide addresses local access to Exit 133 to Route 17.

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