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I-395 HOV Lanes Closed This Weekend

Weather permitting, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will close the northern portion of the I-395 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes starting tomorrow, Feb. 6, at 6 a.m. through Sunday evening at 5 p.m. The closures are needed for crews to inspect roadway and sign conditions for VDOT's I-395 Express Lanes project.

The I-395 HOV lanes will be back to the regular schedule before the Monday morning rush hour. There will be similar I-395 HOV lane closures during weeknights and weekends for the next two weeks.

Construction Updates

Crystal City Multimodal Center

This week the contractor placed concrete for the reconstruction of 18th Street's inside and outside eastbound lanes. They also began demolition activities for the existing westbound asphalt lane and adjacent concrete curbs and sidewalks.

Next week the contractor plans to place concrete for the bus bays on the eastbound side of 18th Street and will continue demolition on the westbound side. Visit project page

Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway

Construction activities for Saturday, Feb. 6 through Friday, Feb. 12 are described in this week's construction update.

Temporary lane closures will be in place on northbound Crystal Drive, around the stations at 26th Street, 23rd Street and 18th Street, for this work. Access to driveways will remain open.

New photos have been added to our Flickr album. For construction-related issues, call 703-638-0165. Visit project page

Detours/Lane Closures 

The following lane closures are due to project construction:

18th Street South

• Outside lanes on each side of the street are closed between South Eads and Bell Streets. No on-street parking or charter bus parking available in this area.
• South sidewalk (adjacent to eastbound traffic) is closed. Pedestrians should use the north sidewalk closest to the Metro station escalator.
• Bike lane closed under Route 1 bridge. Cyclists should use caution when riding on 18th Street.