A public meeting will be held on the I-95 Express Lanes extension project next week.
According to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), residents will have an opportunity to look at the proposed design for the extension in Fredericksburg, and make comments.
The project would extend the Express Lanes 10 miles further south, from Route 610 down to Route 17 in Stafford, says VDOT.
The meeting will be held on September 25 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Stafford High School at 63 Stafford Indians Lane. The presentation of the project will begin at 7 p.m.
“As part of this project, new access to the Express Lanes corridor is proposed in the vicinity of the Route 17 and Route 630 (Courthouse Road) interchanges along Interstate 95. New access is also proposed on I-95 at Exit 148, which connects with Russell Road near Quantico Marine Corps Base,” stated VDOT.
The project is being funded from a $165 million FASTLANE grant from the United States Department of Transportation, according to VDOT.
More on the project and public hearing, from VDOT:
The extended Express Lanes would connect to the I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing project. The Rappahannock River Crossing is doubling the capacity of I-95 southbound to six lanes from just north of Route 17 to just south of Route 3 in Fredericksburg.
The public can give oral or written comments at the public hearing, or mail comments by Monday, Oct. 10, 2017, to VDOT Fredericksburg District, Attention: Mr. Krishna Potturi, 87 Deacon Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22405.
Comments may also be emailed to I95fredex@VDOT.Virginia.Gov. Please reference “I-95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension Study” in the subject line of all correspondence.
Additional project information, and public hearing displays and handouts, are available online at the project page on www.VirginiaDOT.org.
