Overnight travelers on Interstate 95 near the Wilson Bridge and Route 1 Interchange in Virginia should again prepare for heavy traffic impacts this weekend and possibly into early next week.

On Nov. 18-21, crews will be lifting the next group of 80-foot long steel beams across the Beltway lanes to support a new ramp. During overnight hours this weekend – and into early next week, if necessary – Interstate 95 South and North (the Beltway’s Inner and Outer Loops) will each be reduced to one lane in the affected area during overnight hours, with the remaining one lane on the Outer Loop periodically closing for 20-30 minute intervals, according to a press release.

In addition, the ramps from southbound and northbound Telegraph Road to Interstate 95 North (Beltway Outer Loop) will be closed, and traffic will be detoured during the same overnight hours.

Outer Loop motorists are advised that traffic impacts will begin prior to Telegraph Road , as the Springfield Interchange Project also is planning to close Outer Loop lanes this weekend during overnight hours. The Springfield Interchange Project is scheduled to close two of four lanes on the Outer Loop from Braddock Road to Van Dorn Street .

Travelers are urged to avoid the area and choose an alternate route. Drivers should consider the Beltway in the direction of the American Legion Bridge or Interstate 395 through Washington , DC . Long-distance drivers also may consider bypassing the Washington, DC, area altogether by accessing southbound Route 301 near Baltimore, MD, or northbound Route 301 near Richmond, VA, which then ties back in with Interstate 95.

All Wilson Bridge lane closures will cease by Wednesday morning, Nov. 23, before the Thanksgiving holiday. All lanes will remain open throughout the entire 7.5-mile project corridor until Monday, Nov. 28, at 12 p.m., for the benefit of holiday travelers.

For up-to-date information on the Wilson Bridge Project, visit wilsonbridge.com, or call 1-877-463-6992. More information on the Springfield Interchange project can be found at springfieldinterchange.com and 1-877-959-5222.