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Telegraph Road Closures This Week

Travel information for the week of Oct. 31-Nov. 6.

Weather permitting, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project will be conducting significant Capital Beltway and Telegraph Road Interchange closures October 28 through November 6. Variable message signs will be posted to alert drivers and provide detour information when necessary. This work will have major impacts on Beltway and local traffic, and motorists are strongly advised to seek alternate routes to avoid delays. The scheduled work is as follows.

CAPITAL BELTWAY CLOSURES

Monday, Oct. 31 DAYTIME from 9:30 a.m. to noon:

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  • The right lane of the Beltway Outer Loop (I-95/495 North) will be closed from the Eisenhower Connector to the Telegraph Road interchange for roadway construction.

Monday, Oct. 31 through Thursday, Nov. 3 DAILY from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

  • The right lane of the Capital Beltway Inner Loop (I-95/495 South) will be closed between the Telegraph Road interchange and the Eisenhower Connector for roadside improvements.

Thursday, Nov. 3 OVERNIGHT from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning

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  • The Capital Beltway Inner Loop (I-95/495 South) LOCAL lanes will be narrowed to one lane (alternating lanes) between the U.S. Route 1 interchange and Telegraph Road for repair work.  This will leave one LOCAL lane open. 
  • The on-ramps from U.S. Route 1 North and South to the Inner Loop LOCAL lanes also will be closed during this time.  Motorists should use the on-ramps to the THRU lanes.

Friday, Nov. 4 at 9 p.m. through Sunday, Nov. 6 at 9 p.m. CONTINUOUSLY:

  • The Capital Beltway Inner Loop (I-95/495 South) LOCAL lanes will be narrowed to one lane (alternating lanes) between the U.S. Route 1 interchange and Telegraph Road for repair work.  This will leave only one LOCAL lane open at all times.  Motorists are strongly encouraged to use the THRU lanes in this corridor, as significant back-ups are expected on the LOCAL lanes.
  • The on-ramps from U.S. Route 1 North and South to the Inner Loop LOCAL lanes also will be closed during this time.  Motorists should use the on-ramps to the THRU lanes.

TELEGRAPH ROAD INTERCHANGE RAMP CLOSURES

Saturday, Oct. 29 DAYTIME from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Monday, Oct. 31 through Thursday, Nov. 3 DAILY from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.:

  • The on-ramp from Telegraph Road South to the Capital Beltway Outer Loop (I-95/495 North) will be closed for roadway construction.   Detour: Motorists should take the ramp to Huntington Avenue East to U.S. Route 1 North to the on-ramp to the Outer Loop.
  • The on-ramp from Telegraph Road North to the Capital Beltway Outer Loop (I-95/495 North) will be closed for roadway construction.   Detour: Motorists should continue to Duke Street East to U.S. Route 1 South to the on-ramp to the Outer Loop.

Please use caution when traveling in this area. All construction-related work and dates are subject to change, depending on weather, material and contractor availability or other unforeseen conditions.


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