The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has announced upcoming lane closures on I-395 at Edsall Road in Springfield, scheduled for the weekend of February 27 through March 1, weather permitting. The closures will affect both northbound and southbound general purpose lanes as well as the 395 Express Lanes to allow for bridge work.
According to VDOT, the southbound I-395 general purpose left lane will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday, February 27, until 3 p.m. Saturday, February 28. The southbound 395 Express Lanes right lane will also close from 10 p.m. Friday until 2 p.m. Saturday; after that time, the entire Express Lanes section will be closed from 2 p.m. to about 3 p.m. for a regularly scheduled reversal from southbound to northbound operations. Road work is expected to be cleared by the time this reversal is complete.
On the northbound side, the I-395 general purpose left lane and the right lane of the northbound Express Lanes will both be closed from 10 p.m. Saturday, February 28, until 11 a.m. Sunday, March 1.
Drivers are advised: “Drivers are reminded to use caution when traveling in active work zones. Be alert to new traffic patterns and limit distractions.”
For real-time information about traffic conditions and incidents in Virginia—including updates on work zones—drivers can visit https://511.vdot.virginia.gov, use the free mobile app “511Virginia,” or call 511 at any time within Virginia.
VDOT’s role includes building, maintaining and operating roads, bridges and tunnels across Virginia to ensure a safe transportation system (official website). The agency manages one of the largest state highway systems in the country (official website), provides services such as highway maintenance and traffic management through platforms like Virginia 511 (official website), and oversees planning and construction projects statewide (official website). VDOT traces its origins back to the State Highway Commission established in 1906 (official website) and is headquartered at 1221 East Broad Street in Richmond (official website).
