Motorists Urged to Use Alternate Routes

During the week of July 11 construction work will require ramp and lane closures in both directions of the Capital Beltway (I-95/495) and on Telegraph Road in the Telegraph Road interchange area as part of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project.

Beginning at 9 p.m. Monday, July 12 crews will narrow the roadways to three lanes on both loops of the Beltway in order to accommodate concrete placement on the new ramp from the Outer Loop to Telegraph Road North. Work is expected to be complete by 5 a.m. the following morning, Tuesday, July 13.

Crews began installing a protective shielding below the bridge over the CSX/Metro train tracks and Mill Road the week of July 4. This shielding will remain in place during bridge reconstruction. For safety reasons and due to time restrictions required by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), the portion of the work over the WMATA tracks can only occur between the hours of 12 a.m. to 4 a.m.

Noise impacts are expected to be low, but local residents may hear the hum of generators and other machinery while the shielding is being installed. Independent noise monitors will be on site to ensure that noise levels do not go above predetermined thresholds.

The detailed lane/ramp closures and corresponding detours are found below:

Capital Beltway I-95/495 and Telegraph Road - Night Work

Sunday, July 11 to Thursday, July 15 from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning:

• Inner Loop Ramp to Telegraph Road North/Pershing Avenue will be closed.
  • Detour: Motorists should exit at U.S. Route 1 South, turn right on Huntington Avenue West to take Telegraph Road North.
• Pershing Avenue West to Telegraph Road North will be closed.
  • Detour: Motorists should take Eisenhower Avenue East to Holland Lane and then turn left on Duke Street.

Sunday, July 11 to Friday, July 16 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning:

• Telegraph Road South to the Inner Loop (I-95/495 South) ramp will be closed.
  • Detour: Motorists should exit on Mill Road and follow Mill Road to Eisenhower Avenue, then to the Eisenhower Connector to the Inner Loop.
• Telegraph Road North will be narrowed to one lane between Huntington Avenue and Duke Street.
• Telegraph Road South will be narrowed to one lane between Mill Road and Huntington Avenue.

Monday, July 12 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning:

• Capital Beltway Outer Loop (I-95/495 North) and Inner Loop (I-95/495 South) will be narrowed to two lanes. One local and one thru lane will be open on both sides.
• Telegraph Road North to the Outer Loop (I-95/495 North) ramp will be closed.
  • Detour: Motorists should take the ramp from Telegraph Road North to the Inner Loop, onto the ramp to Telegraph Road South, then the ramp from Telegraph Road South to the Outer Loop.
• Inner Loop (I-95/495 South) to Telegraph Road South ramp will be closed.
  • Detour: Take the ramp to U.S. Route 1 South to Huntington Avenue West to Telegraph Road South.

Telegraph Road - Day Work

Daily, Monday, July 12 to Thursday, July 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday, July 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon:

• Telegraph Road North will be narrowed to one lane between Huntington Avenue and Pershing Avenue.
• Telegraph Road South will be narrowed to one lane between Mill Road and Huntington Avenue.
• Telegraph Road North to the Outer Loop (I-95/495 North) ramp will be closed.
  • Detour: Motorists should take the ramp from Telegraph Road North to the Inner Loop, onto the ramp to Telegraph Road South, then the ramp from Telegraph Road South to the Outer Loop.

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.