Ramp/Lane Closures at Telegraph Road Interchange Week of April 25 Print E-mail

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                    April 23, 2010

 

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Ramp/Lane Closures at Telegraph Road Interchange

Week of April 25

Motorists Urged to Find Alternate Routes 

As part of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project, construction activities occurring throughout the Capital Beltway (I-95/495) Telegraph Road interchange will require lane and ramp closures the week of April 25. Contractors will demolish bridge piers, complete grading operations, and pave portions of ramps during this work.

 From Monday night, Apr. 26 through Friday morning, Apr. 30, overnight demolition activities will continue over active travel lanes along the Beltway and Telegraph Road North, requiring closures that are only authorized at night for safety reasons. The scheduled closures are as follows:

Inner Loop (I-95-495 South)

Nightly, Sunday,, Apr. 25 through Friday, Apr. 30 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning:

  • Traffic will be narrowed on the Inner Loop to two lanes between the Metro overpass and the Beltway Bridge over Cameron Run.

Daily, Monday, Apr. 26 through Thursday, Apr. 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday, Apr. 30 from 9 a.m. to noon:

  • The Inner Loop will be narrowed to two lanes between the Metro overpass and the Beltway Bridge over Cameron Run.

 

Outer Loop (I-95/495 North)

Nightly, Sunday,, Apr. 25 through Friday, Apr. 30 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning:

  • Traffic will be narrowed on the Outer Loop to two lanes between the Beltway Bridge over Cameron Run and the Metro overpass.

Daily, Monday, Apr. 26 through Thursday, Apr. 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday, Apr. 30 from 9 a.m. to noon:

  • The Outer Loop will be narrowed to two lanes between the Beltway Bridge over Cameron Run and the Metro overpass.

 

Telegraph Road

Daily, Monday, Apr. 26 through Thursday, Apr. 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday, Apr. 30 from 9 a.m. to noon:

  • Telegraph Road North will be narrowed to one lane between Huntington Avenue and Pershing Avenue.
  • The ramp from Telegraph Road North to the Outer Loop will be closed for paving operations.
    • Detour: Traffic should take the ramp from Telegraph Road North to the Inner Loop to the ramp at Telegraph Road South to the Outer Loop.

Nightly, Sunday,, Apr. 25 through Friday, Apr. 30 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning:

  • Telegraph Road North and South will be narrowed to one lane between Huntington Avenue and Pershing Avenue.
  • The ramp from Telegraph Road North to the Inner Loop will be closed for earthwork operations.
    • Detour: Traffic should take the ramp from the turn right onto Pershing Avenue, left on Stovall Street, left at Mill Road to Telegraph Road South to the Inner Loop ramp.

Motorists are urged to seek alternate routes to their destinations to avoid delays. 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 about the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project visit our website at www.wilsonbridge.com.

 

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