Church Street Ramp Closed. Monday, July 21st from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
On Monday July 21, from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., motorists traveling the Inner Loop (I-95/495 South) will not be able to access the Church Street Exit, the first exit after crossing the Woodrow Wilson Bridge into Virginia. Motorists wishing to access Old Town Alexandria or Mt. Vernon via the Church Street Exit will be detoured to Route 1 North and Franklin Street. The Church Street ramp will be closed for four hours due to necessary guardrail construction.
In case of inclement weather, the work may be delayed until Tuesday.
(07/19/08)
New Signalized Intersection on Telegraph Road.
Signal Activation at New East Drive,
Burgundy Drive/Telegraph Road to Close
"Go with the Flow" at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge:
Variable Speed Limit (VSL) and Real-Time Travel Information
Targeting late July, the Virginia Department of Transportation is debuting an innovative traffic management system to assist drivers as they navigate Beltway/I-95 lane closures associated with construction of the Telegraph Road Interchange (approximately 2 miles west of the Potomac River)
Wilson Bridge Project staff and families participates in Potomac River
Cleanup near the Project's wetland site off S. Washington Street,
Alexandria, VA.
National Park Service has completed the environmental review process for Jones Point Park, Alexandria, VA.Click here for more information.
(posted 12/10/07)
VDOT Telegraph Road Interchange Non-Mandatory Showing powerpoint presentation (Tuesday October 2nd) Click here for Powerpoint Presentation. (pdf, 22mb) Click here for Showing Transcript. (pdf, 192kb)
(revised 10/09/07)
Last steel beam set for the new Wilson Bridge. Contractor for the Wilson Bridge set the last steel beam August 16, 2007. This new bridge is scheduled to open in mid-2008. Click here for videos.
(posted 9/12/07)
FIRST TIME BOTH WILSON BRIDGE SPANS OPEN On July 22nd the Wilson Bridge opened for the passage of the A.R.C. Gloria (from Colombia, South America) is the Colombian Naval Academy Tall Ship School, with a length of 249 Ft, a draft of 16 Ft and a rig height of 131 Ft.
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The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project Area is a seven and a half mile corridor beginning in Maryland and connecting to Virginia by a bridge over the Potomac River.The Project consists of the replacement of the existing Woodrow Wilson Bridge and the Upgrading of four interchanges to ease traffic congestion within the Project Area.
