FREDERICKSBURG DISTRICTDistrict Engineer Marcie Parker, P.E.

May 8, 2018

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Interstate 95 ProjectsFredericksburg Area

Fredericksburg region

will see greatest degree

of I-95 construction

since widening in 1980s

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Interstate 95 ProjectsFredericksburg Area

7 major I-95 projects finished by 2023:

• Exit 140 Diverging Diamond Interchange and Widening

• I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension

• I-95 Rappahannock River Crossing – Southbound and Northbound (2)

• I-95 Safety Improvements at Route 3

• Exit 118 Reconstruction

• I-95 Bridges Rehabilitation

PLUS: New commuter parking, regional road projects and bridge

replacements

$1 billion in highway corridor investment

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Calendar Year

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Exit 140 – Diverging Diamond Interchange

I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension “Fred Ex”

I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing

I-95 Northbound Rappahannock River Crossing (estimated)

Route 3 Safety

at Exit 130

Exit 118 Interchange at

Thornburg

I-95 Bridge

Rehabilitation

All

new

lanes

open

to

traffic

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Exit 140 Diverging Diamond Interchange, Stafford County

$185.3 million

Widens

Courthouse Road

to 4 lanes

New interchange

design reduces

conflict points,

improves

traffic flow

Complete July

2020

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I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension (FredEx)

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• Fully funded by Transurban

• Extends I-95 Express Lanes 10 miles south to Route

17 interchange

• Two reversible lanes – tolled facility

• Connects with I-95 Rappahannock River Crossing

projects

• Replaces American Legion and Truslow Road

overpasses

• New Express Lanes access at I-95 interchanges at

Route 17, Courthouse Road, and Quantico (Russell

Road)

• Construction Spring 2019 - Fall 2022

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I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing

• Construction on $125 million project begins August 2018

• Converts 3 existing lanes to local lanes on I-95

southbound

• In the median, 3 thru traffic lanes will be built on I-95

southbound

• New lanes start north of Route 17 interchange in

Stafford and continue south past Route 3 interchange in

Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania

• New bridge to be built over the Rappahannock River to

carry thru lanes in the median

• Replaces Route 17 overpasses in Stafford

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I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing

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I-95 Northbound Rappahannock River Crossing

Funding

announced

January 10, 2018

$132 million

budget

Adds lane capacity

to I-95 northbound

between Route 3

and Route 17

Interchange

Modification Report

(IMR) underway

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I-95 Safety Improvements at Route 3$21 million federally-

funded safety project

Reduces merging and

weaving at Exit 130

and Route 3

interchange

Triple right turn lanes

to Route 3 westbound,

controlled by signal

New free-flow lane to

Central Park tracking

to open in June 2018

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I-95 Safety Improvements at Route 3

Triple left turn lanes

on Route 3 eastbound

to I-95 NB

New signal at I-95

northbound ramp

entrance

Current cloverleaf

ramp will close

Project completion by

January 2019

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Exit 118 Overpass and Interchange Improvements

New 4-lane overpass

improves sight distance on

Mudd Tavern Road

Replaces structurally

deficient bridge

Improves

interchange ramp

configuration

Aligns with SMART SCALE

widening, access

management project to west

Completion of $22.4 million

project by September 2019

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Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)

owned, operated

Type: Design-Build Procurement

Project Budget: $765 million

Request for Qualifications: October 2018

Request for Proposals: March 2019

Virginia Commitment: $13 million

Governor Harry W. Nice Bridge Replacement

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Route 301 and Route 207 CorridorArterial Management Plan

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• 42-mile corridor

• Potomac River in King George County to

Route 1 in Caroline County

• Prepare for heavier traffic anticipated with opening

of new, expanded Nice Bridge

• Alternative to Interstate 95

• Set expectations for future economic development

• Reduces need for retrofit projects

• Recommends access, intersection and crossover

improvements

• Final report in June 2018

Chatham Bridge Rehabilitation ProjectCity of Fredericksburg, Stafford County

$22 million

Improves bridge condition by

replacing superstructure

Adds 10 ft. wide shared use path

separated from traffic by barrier

Two travel lanes in each direction –

10 ft. wide

Construction begins early 2021

Bridge will be closed during

construction

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Virginia Department of Transportation

Chatham Bridge Rehabilitation Project

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Virginia Department of Transportation

Chatham Bridge Rehabilitation Project: Detour Map

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• Route 1 and Telegraph Road/Woodstock Lane

• Route 1 and Courthouse Road

• Route 1 and Potomac Creek Drive

• Route 301 Northbound and Southbound Turn Lanes at Dahlgren

• Courthouse Road and Hood Drive Intersection

• Lafayette Boulevard and Harrison Road

• Ladysmith Road and Partlow Road Safety Improvements

Fredericksburg District ProjectsIntersection, Turn Lanes

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Stafford

King George

Spotsylvania

Caroline

• Route 606 (Mudd Tavern Road) Widening

• Route 639 (Ladysmith Road) Widening

• Virginia Central Railway Bridge

• Twin Lake Drive – Kensington Pedestrian Connector

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Fredericksburg District Projects

Spotsylvania

Caroline

Widening Projects

Pedestrian and Trail Projects

City of Fredericksburg

I-95 Southbound Ramp, Route 1

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Exit 126 Area Improvements

• After construction, there will be 2 right turn lanes from I-95 southbound exit ramp to Route 1 southbound

• Also, 2 right turn lanes from Route 1 southbound to Southpoint Parkway

• Construction advertised June 2021

Route 17 Overpass Replacement, Widening

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Exit 126 Area Improvements

• Builds new 4-lane overpass

• Widens Route 17 to east of Hospital Boulevard

• Sidewalks

• Project completed fall 2022

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Route 1 and Commonwealth Drive

Park & Ride

• $16.6 million

• Approximately 700 new spaces in

Massaponax area

• Construction advertised in

spring 2020

• Lot opens summer 2021

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