Weather permitting, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project will be conducting Telegraph Road interchange and other area closures January 27-February 3.  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

Saturday, Jan. 28 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; also Monday, Jan. 30 OVERNIGHT from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day; also Monday, Jan. 30 through Thursday, Feb. 2 DAILY from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday, Feb. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon:

• The ramp from Telegraph Road South to N. Kings Highway will be closed for roadway construction. 
  o 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 Monday overnight work rain dates are either Wednesday, Feb.1 or Thursday, Feb. 2.

Monday, Jan. 30 OVERNIGHT from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day; also Monday, Jan. 30 through Thursday, Feb. 2 DAILY from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday, Feb. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon:

• The ramp from Telegraph Road South to the Capital Beltway Outer Loop (I-95/495 North) will be closed for roadway construction. 
  o 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 Monday overnight work rain dates are either Wednesday, Feb.1 or Thursday, Feb. 2.

Monday, Jan. 30 OVERNIGHT 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 remain open.  Note that the rain dates for this work are either Wednesday, Feb.1 or Thursday, Feb. 2.

Saturday, Jan. 28 at 6 a.m. continuously until Monday, Jan. 30 at 5 a.m.:

• The ramp from Duke Street East to Telegraph Road South will be closed continuously for roadway construction. 
  o Detour:  Motorists should continue eastbound on Duke Street to U.S. Route 1 South to the on-ramps to the Capital Beltway Inner and Outer Loops.  Motorists going to Telegraph Road South should turn right from U.S. Route 1 South onto Huntington Avenue to return to Telegraph Road.

• The ramp from Duke Street West to Telegraph Road South will be closed continuously for roadway construction.
  o Detour: Motorists should continue on Duke Street West to Van Dorn Street South to the on-ramps to the Capital Beltway Inner and Outer Loops.  Motorists going to Telegraph Road South should then take the Capital Beltway Outer Loop (I-95/495 North) exit to Telegraph Road South.

CAPITAL BELTWAY CLOSURES

Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

• The right shoulder of the Capital Beltway Inner Loop (I-95/495 South) between Telegraph Road and the Eisenhower Connector will be closed to install signs.  All lanes of traffic in this area of the Inner Loop will remain open; only the shoulder will be closed.

MILL ROAD CLOSURES

Friday, Jan. 27 continuously until Friday, Feb. 3 at 3 p.m.:

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

Friday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. continuously until Monday, Jan. 30 at 5 a.m.:

• There will be no access from Telegraph Road South to Mill Road and no access from Mill Road to Telegraph Road South. 
  o Detours:  Motorists headed to Telegraph Road South should take Mill Road to Stovall Street to Eisenhower Avenue East to the traffic circle to Duke Street West to the ramp to Telegraph Road South.  Motorists who wish to access the Eisenhower Valley should continue south on Telegraph Road to Farmington Drive, make a U-turn and return on Telegraph Road North to the ramp to Eisenhower Avenue.

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.