I-395/95 HOV Lanes Extended Closures Scheduled for Next Two Weekends

June 21-23 and June 28-30

Weather permitting at 11 p.m. Friday night, June 21, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will close the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on I-395/95 from the Washington D.C. line to the end in Dumfries (Route 234) until 10 a.m. Saturday, June 22 and again on Saturday night at 11 p.m. until 10 a.m., Sunday morning, June 23.

Motorists should expect the following schedule:

Saturday morning, June 22 by 10 a.m.:

• HOV lanes open to traffic heading south from Washington D.C. to just before Turkeycock (Edsall Road), all HOV traffic will be directed to exit the lanes and merge onto the regular lanes of I-95 south.  
• HOV lanes closed between the Turkeycock (Edsall Road) and Franconia/Springfield Parkway. 
• HOV lanes open to traffic heading south of the Franconia-Springfield Parkway (Route 289) to Dumfries. Traffic can enter into the HOV lanes again just after the Franconia-Springfield Parkway/Newington via a left lane slip ramp. 
• No access to I-95 HOV lanes via the Franconia-Springfield Parkway.

Saturday afternoon, June 22, by 2 p.m.: HOV lanes will be closed for reversible operations.

Saturday afternoon, June 22, no later than 4 p.m.:

• HOV lanes open to traffic heading north from Dumfries to Newington. Near Newington, all HOV traffic will be directed to exit the lanes and merge onto the regular lanes of I-95 north. 
• HOV lanes closed between Newington and Turkeycock (Edsall Road). 
• HOV lanes open to traffic heading north from Turkeycock (Edsall Road) to Washington D.C. All traffic can enter into the HOV lanes again just after Edsall Road.

Sunday morning, June 23, by 10 a.m.: All lanes will open northbound.

Motorists should expect similar HOV closures during summer weekends.

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