Avoid Rte 95 in Northern Virginia this weekend

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If your traveling this weekend, starting Friday evening, through Sunday morning, and are heading either north, or south on Rte 95 on a path that would take you through Northern VA, it is advisable to plan an alternate route.

Traffic Advisory from the local NBC TV website: Drivers are advised to avoid the Mixing Bowl this weekend because of scheduled construction. Starting Friday, the ramp between Interstate 395 South and the Inner Loop of the Beltway will be closed. Construction will start at 9 p.m. Friday. Work crews will clear out of the area at about 10 a.m. Sunday. Drivers heading to Interstate 495 North will be detoured to Interstate 95 South to Exit 166, Newington/Fairfax County Parkway to turn around back onto I-395 North to Exit 170B toward Tysons Corner. The 10-mile detour could add 30 minutes to their trip. The Exit 170B ramp will be reduced from two lanes to one for the closure of one Inner Loop lane in the Springfield interchange area.

Alternate routes: From the western side (of the DC metro area), try Rte 81 whether heading north, or south. From the eastern side heading south on Rte 95 in Maryland take exit 11 (Rte 4) toward Upper Marlboro, to Rte 301S follow Rte 301S across the Gov Nice Bridge into Virginia, continue on 301S to Rte 207W stay on Rte 207 until it intersects with Rte 95 below Fredericksburg, VA. Reverse instructions, if traveling north on Rte 95 before Fredericksburg.