VDOT Lifts Local Lane Closures, HOV Restrictions for Holiday Travel

The Virginia Department of Transportation announced that they will suspend most highway work zones for several days over the Fourth of July holiday weekend to provide as many travel lanes as possible for motorists.

Lane closures will be lifted on interstates and other major roads from noon Thursday, July 2, to noon Monday, July 6. VDOT will also suspend High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane restrictions Friday, July 3 on I-66 and I-395. The Interstate 95 Express Lanes/I-395 reversible lanes schedule will include:

• Friday, July 3 − Lane reversal to southbound begins at 11 a.m.
• Saturday, July 4 − Lanes reverse to northbound at midnight. Lanes reverse to southbound at 7 p.m.
• Sunday, July 5 − Lanes reverse to northbound at midnight and remain northbound all day.
• Monday, July 6 − Lanes remain northbound through the morning rush hour. Lanes reverse to southbound at 11 a.m.

VDOT will also adjust traffic signals in the District to accommodate increased traffic during the day July 4 and south and west from the city between 9:30 p.m. and midnight. "To accommodate travelers attending Fourth of July events in Washington, D.C., VDOT will coordinate and adjust signal timings at more than 122 signalized intersections along major roads in Virginia, including routes 1, 7, 29, 50, 123, 236 and 244," VDOT spokesperson Marshall M. Herman said.