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5/29/2007
Major Mixing Bowl Night Detour June 2-3

4/19/2007
Mixing Bowl Traffic Advisory for Friday and Saturday nights.

3/13/2007
New Beltway Outer Loop Ramp to I-395 Opens Thursday Morning, March 14, 2007.

12/13/2006
Opening of New Beltway Ramp at Mixing Bowl Postponed until Friday, Dec 15

12/11/2006
RAMP OPENING UPDATE: Opening of New Beltway Ramp at Mixing Bowl Expected by 5 a.m. Thursday, Dec 14

12/8/2006
Opening of New Beltway Ramp at Mixing Bowl Expected On or Before Thursday, Dec 14

12/1/2006
Springfield Interchange: New Ramp Opening: I-495 East (Outer Loop) to I-95 South, Dec. 4, 2006

11/9/2006
Springfield Interchange: Additional Night Work through weekend, Nov. 15 - 19, 2006

8/22/2006
Springfield Interchange: New Bridge at Mixing Bowl Opens, August 24, 2006

7/14/2006
Springfield Interchange Weekend Lane Closures for Friday/Saturday Night, July 14-15, 2006

6/22/2006
Mixing Bowl Traffic Advisory Night Work - June 23-24, 2006

6/16/2006
Mixing Bowl Traffic Advisory Night Work - June 19-22, 2006

6/15/2006
Mixing Bowl Traffic Advisory Weekend Night Work - June 16-17, 2006

5/17/2006
Mixing Bowl Traffic Advisory - May 19-20 Night Closures Additional Motorist Notes

3/22/2006
Weekend Lane Closures Reminder for March 24-25, 2006

3/3/2006
Mixing Bowl Traffic Advisory - Weekend Night Closures for March 3-4-5, 2006

2/28/2006
Mixing Bowl Traffic Advisory - Tuesday Night Closures, February 28, 2006

2/27/2006
Mixing Bowl Traffic Advisory - Wednesday March 1st, 2006 - Closures and Detour

2/27/2006
Mixing Bowl Traffic Advisory - Monday and Tuesday Night Closures, February 27-28

2/24/2006
Weekend Lane Closures Cancelled for Saturday and Sunday Night, February 25-26

2/23/2006
Mixing Bowl Traffic Advisory - I-395 South Closure

2/21/2006
Mixing Bowl Traffic Advisory - I-395 North Complete Closure

2/16/2006
Mixing Bowl Traffic Advisory

2/16/2006
Additional Lane Closures for February 16th

2/15/2006
Revised Night Closures for February 15th

2/14/2006
Revised Lane Closure on I-395/95 South

2/11/2006
Scheduled Work for Weekend Canceled

2/7/2006
Mixing Bowl Traffic Advisory

1/17/2006
I-95 North Bridge at Springfield Interchange Opening Postponed until Thursday, January 19

1/10/2006
I-95 North Bridge at Springfield Interchange Opens Next Week

11/15/2005
Springfield Interchange Project NIGHT Lane Closures Tuesday through Sunday morning, Nov 15 - 20, 2005

11/14/2005
Springfield Interchange Project NIGHT Lane Closures AND Detours, Monday, Nov 14, 2005

11/9/2005
Springfield Interchange Project NIGHT Lane Closures AND Detours, Wednesday, November 9, 2005

11/8/2005
Springfield Interchange Project NIGHT Lane Closures AND Detours At Midnight, Tuesday, November 8, 2005

11/3/2005
Major Weekend Night Springfield Interchange Lane Closures Sat and Sun, Nov 5-6, 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. Also, Same closures on the following weekend: Nov 12-13. See map for the 3 motorist impact locations

11/2/2005
Night Work for Springfield Interchange Project: Nov 2, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Thursday Morning, Nov 3.

11/1/2005
Night Work for Springfield Interchange Project: Tuesday Night, Nov. 1, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 2.

10/31/2005
Night Work for Springfield Interchange Project: Monday through Thursday Nights, Oct 31 - Nov 3

10/24/2005
Springfield Interchange Project LOCAL NIGHT Lane Closures Old Keene Mill Road East/West (Route 644) by Backlick Road Monday, Oct 31 - Nov 21, for three workweeks

10/20/2005
Springfield Interchange Project Night Work to Impact I-395 South

10/12/2005
Springfield Interchange Project Weekend Night Work to Impact I-495 East, outer loop, Thru Motorists, East of Braddock Road - Detour Rescheduled

10/4/2005
Springfield Interchange Project Weekend Night Work to Impact I-495 East, outer loop, Thru Motorists, East of Braddock Road

9/30/2005
New Traffic Pattern for 395 South and 495 West Exiting Motorists Heading to Exit 169, Old Keene Mill/Franconia Roads

9/28/2005
New Mixing Bowl Bridge Opens Sunday, Oct. 2 for Motorists Traveling 395 South to 95 North New Exit Requires Earlier Merge

9/15/2005
Major Mixing Bowl Overnight Detours Continue, I-395 North ClosedSet for Thursday/Saturday/Monday Nights, Sept 15, 17, 19

9/8/2005
ADDITIONAL NIGHT LANE CLOSURE Springfield Interchange Project - Friday, Sept 9, 11: 30 p.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday.

9/6/2005
ADDITIONAL NIGHT LANE CLOSURE Springfield Interchange Project - Thursday, Sept 8th

9/6/2005
Major Mixing Bowl Overnight Detour Set for Saturday Night Sept 10 - I-395 North Closed

7/23/2006
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: I-495, Inner Loop lane reduction for bridge construction effective 5 a.m. Friday, July 23 for 18 months

7/20/2005
Springfield Interchange Project Temporary Lane Shift Ramp from I-495W, Exit 169B/A Exiting onto I-95S to Old Keene Mill/Franconia Road, Route 644, July 21, 2005

5/31/2005
Major Mixing Bowl Overnight Detour Begins June 4-5; I-95 Northbound lanes at Springfield Will Be Closed

9/27/2004
VDOT Releases New Springfield Interchange Publication

5/17/2004
Mixing Bowl's I-95 South Bridge Opens May 19

5/10/2004
Media Briefing Monday, May 17

9/17/2003
Final Phase of Mixing Bowl Work Begins in November

8/11/2003
Major Traffic Detour on I-95 North at Springfield, Aug. 16-17 and 23-24

4/29/2003
Springfield Interchange Project Reaches Halfway Mark

4/25/2003
Springfield Interchange Update

3/8/2002
Costs Expected To Go Up On Springfield Interchange Project

4/24/2001
Springfield Interchange Construction Ahead of Schedule

4/19/2001
VDOT Springfield Interchange Briefing April 24

6/22/2000
VDOT to Update Estimated Cost of Springfield Interchange Project in Upcoming Six-Year Plan

2/18/1999
Springfield Interchange construction begins next month