I-95 SOUTHBOUND RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER CROSSING

ABOUT

• The three existing I-95 southbound lanes between these interchanges were converted to three southbound lanes for local traffic serving the Route 17 and Route 3 interchanges and the Safety Rest Area and Welcome Center.
• Three new I-95 southbound lanes were built in the current I-95 median to carry through traffic. Southbound traffic enters these lanes before the Route 17 interchange. The median lanes merge together with the local traffic lanes south of the Route 3 interchange.
• The project built an additional bridge over the Rappahannock River to carry the new lanes in the median. The northbound and southbound overpasses over Route 17 were replaced to raise their vertical height and install improved structures.
• All lanes of I-95 built through the I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing project are untolled and open to all traffic.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

• Total estimated cost: $132 million
• Est. construction start date: August 2018
• Design-build contract value: $101.6 million
• Estimated completion date: May 2022

PROJECT NEWS & EVENTS

BENEFITS

This project seeks to reduce I-95 southbound congestion at Fredericksburg by:

• Providing local traffic with an additional route to travel between Route 17 and Route 3 without merging into the interstate's general purpose lanes
• Doubling the I-95 southbound capacity in the area with three new lanes
• Ramp modifications at the Exit 133 and Exit 130 interchanges
• Replaces existing I-95 bridges over Route 17 that are structurally deficient, and improves height restrictions on Route 17 under I-95

SCHEDULE

Construction began on the I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing in August 2018 and was completed in May 2022.

PROJECT DETAILS

• Phase: Under Construction
• UPC:101595/110595/112046
• State ID: 0095-111-259, P101, R201, C501; 0095-089-741; 0095-0089-751
• Federal ID: IM-5111(235)
• Lat/Long: 38.326644,-77.501531
• Locality: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania and Stafford

OUTREACH

VIRTUAL PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTER

The link will take you to an online meeting room with narrated display boards with design details, a construction schedule, and simulation videos for the project. The virtual public information center will be live for the entirety of this project. 

https://virtualmeetings.jmt.com/RRCProjectsPIC

PROJECT PRESENTATION

Check out the latest presentation on the project with the I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing: Project Showcase Presentation.

PARDON OUR DUST PUBLIC MEETING: JULY 12, 2018

• Meeting Handout
• Meeting Displays
• Meeting Presentation
• Meeting Survey

FINAL NOISE ABATEMENT STUDY

• Final Noise Abatement Study

RE-EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) letter regarding the Re-evaluation of the Environmental Assessment of the I-95 Southbound Rappahannock River Crossing project, signed Sept. 14, 2017.
• Interchange Modification Report Supplement to support the I-95 Rappahannock River Crossing Southbound Project
• Interchange Modification Report Supplement to support the I-95 Rappahannock River Crossing Southbound Project APPENDICES

CITIZEN INFORMATION MEETING: JUNE 28, 2017

• Citizen Information Meeting Display Boards
• Citizen Information Meeting Brochure
• Citizen Information Meeting Presentation

DESIGN PUBLIC HEARING: JANUARY 25, 2017

• Public Hearing Brochure
• Display Board: North of Route 17
• Display Board: Route 17 interchange area
• Display Board: Rappahannock River Bridges area
• Display Board: Safety Rest Area/Fall Hill Avenue area
• Display Board: Route 3 interchange area
• Typical Sections

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY PUBLIC HEARING: JUNE 24, 2015

MEETING

• Meeting Brochure
• Meeting Board: Project History and Purpose and Need
• Meeting Board: Build Alternative
• Meeting Board: Traffic Volumes and Summary of Potential Environmental Impacts
• Meeting Board: Section 4(f) Resources
• Meeting Board: Public Comments and Next Steps

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY

• Revised Environmental Assessment (EA) with appendices
• Revised Environmental Assessment: Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)

TECHNICAL REPORTS

• Technical Reports: Air Report
• Technical Reports: Natural Resources, Full Report
• Technical Reports: Natural Resources, Report Only
• Technical Reports: Noise Report
• Technical Reports: Phase I Phase II Cultural Resources Report

INTERCHANGE MODIFICATION REPORT (IMR)

• Interchange Modification Report (IMR): Volume I
• Interchange Modification Report (IMR): Volume II (figures)
• Interchange Modification Report (IMR): Graphics of Preferred Alternative