RELEASE: CONTACT:

IMMEDIATE LaTina W Bundy . 540-899-4560 fredericksburginfo@VirginiaDOT.org

FRED-016 March 8, 2004

Expect Major delays on southbound i-95 this week

On Wednesday and Thursday night between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., all traffic on southbound I-95 just south of Exit 133 (Route 17/Falmouth) in Spotsylvania County will be completely stopped in 20-minute intervals.

Crews will be setting the steal beams for the new Cowan Blvd. bridge over I-95. All lanes will be open to traffic by 5 a.m. This work is in connection with the Cowan Blvd. Extension Project in the City of Fredericksburg.

Message boards and electronic signs will direct motorists through the work zone and detour. Virginia State Police and Safety Service Patrol will assist in stopping traffic while beams are being set.

Motorists are encouraged to use southbound Route 1 and southbound Route 301 as alternate routes.